Manestra (vegetable-bean soup)

Ingredients

Directions

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   Soak the beans in 1 litre of water overnight. Wash the bones and put them in a pot with 1 1/2 litres of water. Bring to the boil and simmer for about 15 minutes. In the meantime wash parsley, shake dry and chop finely. Dice bacon very finely. Peel garlic and chop finely. Mix garlic, bacon and parsley to a paste. Add the beans with soaking water and paste, except for 1 tbsp, to the bone, bring to the boil and cook for 1 1/2-1 3/4 hours. #In the meantime wash celery and dice finely. Peel, wash and chop the potatoes. Pour corn into a sieve and drain. Add the potatoes, celery and oil about 15 minutes before the end of the cooking time, bring to the boil again, stir in the stock and finish cooking. Remove bones from the soup, separate meat from bone and cut into thin slices or cubes. Add meat and corn to the soup, heat and season with salt and pepper. In plates with restlic

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   With 6 people:

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   Waiting time approx. 12 hours