Country-style Soup (minestra Di Campagna)

Total Time: 25 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup dried fava beans
• 1/2 cup dried great northern beans
• 6 cups water
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, peeled, finely chopped
• 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
• 8 ounces savoy cabbage, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 4 cups)
• 1/2 head bibb lettuce, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 2 cups)
• parmesan cheese, freshly grated
• extra virgin olive oil

Recipe

• 1 place fava beans in medium saucepan.
• 2 place great northern beans in large bowl.
• 3 add enough cold water to each to cover by 3 inches and let soak overnight.
• 4 bring fava beans to boil in their soaking liquid.
• 5 boil 5 minutes.
• 6 drain fava beans and cool slightly.
• 7 using small sharp knife, make small slit in skin of each bean.
• 8 peel off outer skins and discard.
• 9 drain great northern beans.
• 10 bring 6 cups water to boil in large pot.
• 11 add all beans, onion, carrot and celery.
• 12 partially cover; simmer over medium heat until beans are half cooked, about 30 minutes.
• 13 add cabbage and lettuce.
• 14 partially cover; cook until beans are tender, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour.
• 15 season with salt and pepper.
• 16 ladle into bowls.
• 17 sprinkle with parmesan.
• 18 drizzle with oil.