Pressure cooker minestrone soup. This is delicious vegetarian soup with potatoes,pasta,beans,winter vegetables and barley cooked in pressure cooker.
Makes 6 servings
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large yellow onion,peeled and finely chopped
2 ribs celery,finely chopped
2 cloves garlic,peeled and minced
1 1/2 teaspoons dried Italian herb blend
1/4 cup pearl barley,rinsed and drained
2 medium white potatoes,peeled and cut into bit size
2 medium carrots,peeled and diced
1 large turnip,peeled and diced
8 cups (2 L) vegetable broth
1 1/4 cups (310 ml) tomato paste
15 oz (450 ml) can cannellini beans,undrained
2/3 cup small soup pasta
2 cups finely shredded cabbage
1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese,for serving
Makes 6 servings
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large yellow onion,peeled and finely chopped
2 ribs celery,finely chopped
2 cloves garlic,peeled and minced
1 1/2 teaspoons dried Italian herb blend
1/4 cup pearl barley,rinsed and drained
2 medium white potatoes,peeled and cut into bit size
2 medium carrots,peeled and diced
1 large turnip,peeled and diced
8 cups (2 L) vegetable broth
1 1/4 cups (310 ml) tomato paste
15 oz (450 ml) can cannellini beans,undrained
2/3 cup small soup pasta
2 cups finely shredded cabbage
1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese,for serving
Cooking Method:
- In a pressure cooker,heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
- Add chopped onion,celery,garlic and herb blend.Cook,stirring often,until onion is softened,for about 3 minutes.
- Add barley,potatoes,carrots,turnip and vegetable broth.Top with a dollop of tomato pasta (do not stir in!).
- Close pressure cooker and lock the lid.
- Set burner heat ho high.When pressure cooker reaches high pressure,reduce heat to low.
- Set timer to cook for 10 minutes.
- Remove pressure cooker from the heat and carefully open the lid.
- Stir in cannellini beans and their liquid and pasta.
- Bring soup to boil over high heat,then reduce heat to low and boil gently,covering partially(without any pressure) for 8-10 minutes.
- Add the cabbage and cook over low-heat ,uncovered, until cabbage is tender,for a further 4-5 minutes.
- Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
- Serve with grated Monterey Jack cheese (optional).
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