Recipe and source notes

Tuscan soup – Zuppa Toscana

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 6 slices panceta or smoked bacon, cut into small pieces
  • 1 tbs olive oil
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 250g smoked sausage, cut into small pieces
  • 1200ml water
  • 2-3 cups Savoy cabbage, sliced into strips
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • Lemon juice to taste

Make it step by step

  1. In a soup pot sauté the pancetta in olive oil for 2 minutes.
  2. Add onion, sauté briefly. Add garlic, sauté for 2 minutes until the onion becomes glassy.
  3. Stir in sausage, sauté on medium heat for 3 minutes.
  4. Add water, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and cook over low heat for 20 minutes.
  5. Add Savoy cabbage to the soup, cook for another 5 minutes.
  6. Whisk in sour cream and lemon juice. Serve.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Foodista by Easy cook - Lak..., under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

Editorial changes: Corrected the missing initial I in the opening sentence. Source quantities otherwise retained; not a record of kitchen testing.

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