Tuscany Soup
When I found this recipe it was called Zuppa Toscana, and since I am not teaching Italian on this site, lets just stick to English, Tuscany Soup. This does sound really good. Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 500 grams Italian sausage, OR make from a shortcut
- 1 onion, diced
- 3-4 potatoes, cubed into about 1 inch pieces, skin on or off is up to you
- 2 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
- 4 cups chicken stock, fresh or from powder
- 1-2 cups spinach, frozen is fine, thawed and drained well
- 1 cup heavy cream, OR make from a shortcut
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a large non stick skillet, heat a splash of olive oil, then add the garlic and sausage and cook to brown, drain the fat and add the meat to the slow cooker when browned.
- On top of the meat, add the potatoes and onion, pour in the chicken stock, add additional water to make sure the potatoes are covered with liquid. Cook on Low setting for 5-6 hours or High setting for 3-4 hours, or until potatoes are soft.
- Once potatoes are soft, whisk together the flour and heavy cream in a bowl until well mixed, stir this into the slow cooker along with the spinach. Cover and cook on high for about 30 minutes and the soup should thicken slightly. Serve.
Notes
I have never seen bulk Italian sausage here as I have always made my own, takes just minutes, so I will figure the sausage at the cost of minced pork (keep in mind, if you grind yourself, it costs even less), cost for minced pork is about 65 Baht/500 grams. For 6 servings this is about 32 cents per serving.
Shortcuts: Italian Sausage, Heavy Cream.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
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