Soupe au Pistou

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  • 4
  • Easy
  • 45 mins
  • 150 mins
  • Budget Friendly

Ingredients

  • 1 ham hock
  • 1 piece of rind (optional)
  • 12-16 cups of water
  • 1/2 lb fresh white beans
  • 1/3 lb of red beans
  • 1/3 lb green beans
  • 4 medium potatoes
  • 3 zucchini
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 1/4 lb chopped spaghetti or macaroni
  • salt and pepper
  • For the pistou:
  • 5 cloves of garlic
  • basil
  • 2 tomatoes
  • scant half cup olive oil
  • black pepper
  • 1/2 cup grated Edam (if you cannot find edam you can substitute gouda)

Preparation

Step 1

Put the ham hock and rind in large pot. Top with cold water and salt. Bring to a boil, then skim fat off top.

Boil for 1.5 hours. Hull and shell beans. Wash them. Peel and wash the potatoes and zucchini. Drop the tomatoes into a pot of boiling water about 30 seconds. Remove the skin, remove seeds and chop coarsely. Add all beans, potatoes, whole zucchinis, tomatoes and pasta in the pot. Continue cooking on low boil for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Reserve.

Step 2

PISTOU: Peel the garlic cloves. Wash the basil leaves. Place on paper towels to drain. Peel, seed and finely chop the tomatoes. Place garlic, basil leaves and salt in a mortar and mash with a pestle. Add the chopped tomatoes, olive oil, pepper and grated cheese. The mixture must be thick. Transfer this mixture into a large bowl and reserve.

When the potatoes and zucchini are cooked, remove from pot and mash with a fork. Also remove the ham hock and cut into small pieces. Put everything into the pot, stir and adjust seasoning if necessary.

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