MINESTRONE

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. shin beef with bone
• 5 qt. water, cold
• 3 tbsp. salt
• 1 c. dried red kidney beans
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 2 cloves, garlic
• 1 minced med. onion
• 1/2 c. snipped parsley
• 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1 c. diced celery
• 2 c. finely shredded cabbage
• 1 1/2 c. diced carrots
• 1 #2 1/2 can tomatoes
• 1 1/2 c. broken spagetti
• 1 c. thinly sliced zucchini

Instructions:

Day before: In large kettle, place shin beef with bone, salt, beans. Bring to a boil; skim. Cover, simmer 3 hours. In oil, saute garlic, onion parsley, ground beef and pepper until onion is tender; discard garlic. Remove bone from soup; cut off meat. Add meat to soup, along with onion mixture, celery, cabbage, carrots, tomatoes. Simmer covered 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Refrigerate. About 30 minutes before serving: skim fat from soup. Bring soup to a boil, add spaghetti, zucchini. Cook covered about 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Top soup with cheese. Serves 8. Croddy