Chef Eric Wells
Cozy up with a hearty bowl of Tuscan White Bean Vegetable Soup! Check out the recipes below and start cooking.
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Tuscan White Bean Vegetable Soup by Chef Wells
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus some for drizzling at the table
4 large cloves garlic, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 carrots, peeled and diced
2 ribs celery, chopped
1 bay leaf
Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 cans cannellini beans
1 cup dried pasta
8 cups vegetable stock
2 cups tomato sauce
3 cups kale
1 cup stale Italian bread, crust removed, and bread torn into pieces
1 cup grated Parmesan-Reggiano, for garnish
Ingredients!
Instructions:
Heat a deep, heavy bottomed pot over moderate heat. Add oil, garlic, onions, carrots, celery and bay to the pot. Season vegetables with salt and pepper and sauté until they begin to soften 5 to 7 minutes.
Add beans, stock and tomato sauce. Bring soup to a boil over medium high heat. Add pasta.
Remove lid and remove the bay leaf. Stir in kale. Cook until kale has slightly wilted, and pasta is cooked, about 10 minutes.
Stir in torn stale bread. When soup is becomes thick and bread is distributed evenly, adjust seasoning and serve the soup in shallow bowls.
Top shallow bowlfuls of soup with a drizzle of extra- virgin olive oil and a generous sprinkling of grated Parmesan-Reggiano.
Cooking with Chef Wells Demo at Fairfax Market
About Chef Eric Wells
Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Chef Eric has always enjoyed cooking. As a youth, his mother taught him the magic of pairing different ingredients, spices and herbs to create marvelous dishes. Before she passed in 2003, Chef Eric promised his mother that he would take his passion for food and make it his career of choice.
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