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Smoky Minestrone Soup

My take on the classic MinestroneSoup, using our Heavy Smoker chipotle sauce to create a deep smoked flavour.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Heavy Smoker, Smoky, Soup
Servings: 4 People
Author: Alex Khoo

Ingredients

  • 4 rashers Thick cut smoked bacon
  • 1 Red bell pepper (deseeded, cut into thin strips)
  • 1/2 Green bell pepper (deseeded, cut into thin strips)
  • 1 Red Jalapeno (deseeded, finely sliced)
  • 1 Carrot (cut julienne)
  • 1 Red onion (finely chopped)
  • 3 Garlic cloves (peeled and minced)
  • 3 tbsp Khoo's Hot Sauce Heavy Smoker (or similar chipotle sauce)
  • 400 g chopped tomatoes (tinned)
  • 150 g cherry tomatoes (quartered)
  • 40 g Tomato purée
  • 1 l Beef stock
  • 1 tsp Fresh rosemary (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp Fresh oregano (finely chopped)
  • 1 tbsp Fresh basil (finely chopped)
  • 1 tbsp Fresh parsley (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil
  • Sea salt & black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Begin by preparing all of your ingredients.
  • In a large stock pot or sauce pan, add the olive oil and bring to a medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and gently fry for 5 minutes until the onion becomes translucent. Remember to keep stirring, don't let the garlic burn.
  • Add the carrot and red cabbage to the pan, turn the heat to low and cook for a further 5 minutes.
  • Turn up the heat to high, add the bacon and cook for 2 minutes, stirring well. Add the Heavy Smoker sauce and cook for another minute.
  • Reduce the heat to low, add the bell peppers, jalapeno, rosemary and oregano and cook for 5 minutes, stirring regularly.
  • Add the stock and chopped tomatoes. Simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Add the cherry tomatoes, basil and parsley, turn the heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Season with sea salt and cracked black pepper if necessary. Garnish with fresh parsley. Serve with ciabatta rolls.

Notes

  1. I kept this recipe gluten free, however if you fancy bulking it up just add 40g stortini or anelletti pasta along with the beef stock.
  2. If you're not a fan of chilli, omit the jalapeno. If you like it hot, you can always add more chillies. The Heavy Smoker sauce we use in this dish is a very mild sauce and won't impart much in the way of chilli heat to this dish, just a deep smoky flavour.