8 italian soup side Recipes

butter, olive oil, onion grated, garlic minced, crimini or white button mushrooms, sliced, tomato paste, chicken stock, italian vermouth , sweet please, salt and pepper, egg yolks, chopped parsley, grated parmesan cheese, thick slices of italian bread, buttered and grilled 1 side only

diced onion, diced celery, diced carrot, diced turkey ham, minced garlic, olive oil, low-fat chicken broth, ground turkey, italian seasoned breadcrumbs, fresh pepper, salt, egg, drained and rinsed cannellini beans, fresh whole spinach leaves, eggs, parmesan cheese, grated

garlic, chopped, red pepper flakes, olive oil, squid, cleaned and cut into 1/2-inch rings (about 1 lb when cleaned), dry white wine, tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped, chopped fresh flat-leaf italian parsley, salt, water, hard-shell clams or cockles, soaked in cool water for 30 minutes and well scrubbed, assorted firm-fleshed fish filets such as whiting , monkfish, turbot, porgy bream, red snapper, and sea bass, cut into chunks, coarse country bread, toasted and rubbed on 1 side with a garlic clove

broccoli rabe, broccoli florets, chicory or escarole, green cabbage, torzelle (another kind of broccoli; you could also substitute something along the lines of collard greens), aromatic herbs such as thyme or basil, to taste, meats, a prosciutto bone, if you like , with some meat attached, prosciutto rind -- if you cannot find this , use a quarter lb of fresh side pork (the cut used to make bacon). do not substitute pork rinds or bacon, which have spices that will throw off the seasoning, italian salami -- any kind of italian salami , including cotechino, pork loin, fresh italian sausages (mild ), cured lard, diced (get this from your delicatessen), well-seasoned caciocavallo (a southern cheese), parmigiano, grated (or pecorino romano, if need be), a bouquet garnis consisting of a rib of celery , a peeled carrot and several sprigs parsley, tied with a string, half a red pepper (spicy) or more to taste (don tsp go overboard)

extra-virgin olive oil, chorizo sausages (6 oz), halved lengthwise and sliced 1/4 inch thick, shallot, finely chopped, garlic clove, lightly crushed, whole fennel seeds , bruised with the side of a knife, two 3-inch strips of orange zest, two 8-oz bottles clam juice, diced tomatoes , with their juices, orzo, mussels , scrubbed and debearded, crusty italian or french bread

chicken wings, divided, lipton onion soup, apricot jam , apple or plum butter, russian , catalina or zesty italian dressing, makes enough to serve 3-4 as appetizers or a side.