Homemade Minestrone

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 beef shanks (about 1 lb.)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil or 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 garlic clove (finely chopped)
• 2 tablespoons chopped onions
• 2 romaine leaves (torn into bite size pieces)
• 2 large cabbage leaves, red (coarsely chopped)
• 1 medium baking potato (by this i assume they mean russets or some other brown potato)
• 1 medium carrot, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
• 4 quarts water
• 1/2 cup dried split peas
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper (i prefer freshly ground if possible)
• 2 medium stalk celery (about 1 cup)
• 2 pear shaped tomatoes, chopped (by this i assume they meant roma tomatoes)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup uncooked rotini pasta

Recipe

• 1 remove bones and fat from beef shanks, then cut into 1 inch pieces. heat oil in 6 quart dutch oven, using medium heat. cook beef, onion and garlic in oil, stirring frequently until beef is light brown. stir in romaine, cabbage, potatoe, and carrot. cook uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until romaine is wilted. stir in remaining ingredients except rotini. heat to boiling; reduce heat. cover and simmer 40 minutes. stir in rotini and simmer 10 minutes or until rotini is tender. remove bay leaf.