Minestrone - Margaret Fulton's

Ingredients

• 1 lb shin beef, with bone
• 5 quarts water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
• 1 cup dried kidney beans
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
• 1/2 lb steak, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, ground
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 2 cups cabbage, shredded
• 1 1/2 cups carrots, diced
• 3 1/2 cups tomatoes, canned
• 1 1/2 cups spaghetti, broken into pieces
• 1 cup peas, frozen
• parmesan cheese, grated

Directions

1. 1

   The day before required, put shin of beef on bone, water and beans into a large saucepan. Bring to boil, skim. Cover and simmer for 3 hours.

2. 2

   Cool and chill.

3. 3

   Next day saute garlic, onion, parsley, minced steak and pepper in oil until the onion is tender.

4. 4

   Skim off fat from stock. Remove bone, cut off meat. Return meat to stock with the onion mixture, celery, cabbage, carrots, tomatoes and salt.

5. 5

   Simmer, covered, 20 minutes.

6. 6

   Add spagetti and peas and cook for about another 15 minutes.

7. 7

   Check seasoning to taste.

8. 8

   Serve and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.