The Ultimate Winter Warmer

Tuscan Style Soup – recipe below – this is the ultimate hearty food-hug soup. It’s packed with flavour and wonderfully thick, with loads of beans and pasta to make it feel substantial. It’s a great one to keep in the fridge to have on a cold day. Enjoy x JGS

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Serves 6

3 tbsp of olive oil, plus extra for serving
400g best pork sausages sausage
1 onion, finely chopped
2 sticks celery, finely chopped
1 carrot, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
200ml white wine
3 tbsp tomato puree
2 tsp dried oregano
1 tin chopped tomatoes
1.3l chicken stock
1 Parm rind – plus parm for serving
A few sprigs of thyme
1 x 400g tin cannellini beans
150g boccole pasta
120g cavelo nero, stalks removed and leaves finely chopped
Salt and pepper

1. Heat 1 tbsp of the oi in a large casserole. Add the sausages and mix them well. I like to use a potato masher to mash them nice and fine. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 4-5 minutes or until you get some colour on them. Remove from the pan and set to one side.
2. Add the remaining oil to the pan and chuck in the onion, carrot and celery. Season with plenty of salt and pepper and mix well. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 8-10 minutes or until they are soft and a little golden. Add the garlic and mix well. Cook, stirring occasionally, for a minute until fragrant.
3. Pour the wine in to deglaze the pan. Mix well and get all the sticky bits off the bottom. After 3-4 minutes, when the boozy smell has gone, return the sausages to the pan. Add the tomato puree, oregano, chopped tomatoes, chicken stock, parmesan rind, thyme and a pinch of salt. mix well and bring to the boil. Cover, reduce the heat to low and cook for 20 minutes until the veg is lovely and soft.
4. Add half the beans and then blitz the soup with a stick blender to help it thicken. Bring the soup to the boil and then add the remaining beans, Pasta and cavelo nero leaves. Mix well. Cover the pan, reduce the heat to low and cook for 20-25 minutes or until the pasta is cooked. Check the seasoning, adding salt and pepper to taste. Serve immedicably with a drizzle over olive oil and plenty or Parm grated over the top.