El menestrón, also known as Minestrone o minestron I will introduce you today, it will take your breath away. So get ready and let yourself be enchanted by this generous recipe that will cause you a storm of delicious sensations, in the only unmistakable style of MyPeruvian Food. Hands to the kitchen!
Menestron Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/4 kg of joint noodles
- 1 kilo of strip roast with bone
- 1 kilo of beef brisket
- 1 cup of chopped turnip
- 1 cup of green pallar
- 1 cup of beans
- 1 cup carrot, chopped
- 1 cup of chopped celery
- 1 cup onion, minced
- 1 cup peeled peas
- 1 cup of chickpea
- 1 cup of chopped cabbage
- 1 cup of spinach
- 1 cup of basil
- 1/4 cup minced bacon
- 1 corn
- 1 cup of yuca chopped into large cubes
- 3 white potatoes cut in two
- 200 grams of Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup of fresh cheese, chopped
- 200 ml of aceite oliva
Preparation of Menestron
- In a pot we boil a kilo of bone-in strip roast plus another kilo of beef brisket. Cook until soft. At that time we add the vegetables, 1 cup of chopped turnip, another of green pallar, of tender beans, of chopped carrot, of chopped celery, of chopped onion, of peeled peas, of previously soaked chickpea, of chopped cabbage, a quarter of cup of minced bacon, a large corn cut into six slices (bacon is optional). Let it cook and thicken slightly.
- Then we add a cup of yuca in large cubes. 3 white potatoes cut in two, a quarter of a kilo of joint noodles and let it cook.
- Finally we add a cup of spinach and another of basil, which we will have blended after having cooked them in olive oil. We continue with a handful of Parmesan cheese and a cup of chopped fresh cheese. We taste the salt.
- We add a few teaspoons of olive oil and that's it!
Tips for making a delicious Minestrón
Did you know…?
The basil that we use in this recipe is considered one of the healthiest herbs and is best consumed fresh. Contains vitamin K, essential for blood clotting, and powerful antioxidant beta-carotenes that protect cells and the immune system. The other vitamins and minerals present in basil are manganese, magnesium, potassium and especially vitamin C.
