Istrian manestra

Istrian manestra – thick soup made with potatoes, beans, cured meat and seasonal vegetables

Beans

Serves 6 Ingredients • 1 kg beans • 1/2kg (approximately) dried meat or bacon • 1/2kg potatoes • 1 onion • 1 carrot • 1 clove of garlic • bay leaf, some Vegeta seasoning, pepper, spoon of concentrated tomato puree, parsley, celery (add other seasoning or vegetables to taste) • browned flour • some oil • 1-2 tbsp flour • approx. 2dl water • 1 tsp ground red pepper

Sweet corn maneštra

Serves 4 Ingredients • 500 g sweet corn • 100 g beans • 500 g potatoes • 100 g dried bacon • 100 g dried meat or prosciutto • 3 cloves of garlic • parsley and celery leaves • 50 ml olive oil • salt, pepper, 1 tbsp Vegeta seasoning

Chickpea maneštra

Serves 4 – 6 Ingredients • 250 g beans • 300 g chickpeas • 2 – 3 potatoes • 200 g peeled tomatoes (pelati) • 100 g dried bacon • 3 cloves of garlic • parsley, celery leaf • salt, freshly ground pepper, bay leaf, 1 tbsp Vegeta seasoning

Broad bean maneštra

Serves 4 Ingredients • 0.5 kg white dried beans • 200 g broad beans • 2 potatoes • 2 cups pasta • some rosemary and bay leaves, Vegeta seasoning, pepper • some flour, oil and red pepper

Fennel maneštra

Serves 4 Ingredients • 150 g dried beans (trešnjevac) • 3 – 4 carrots • 500 g potatoes • 150 g fennel • 1 onion • 3 cloves of garlic • 3 – 4 tbsp olive oil • salt, red peppercorns • 1 bay leaf • pinch of marjoram and caraway • chopped parsley

Barley maneštra

Serves 4 Ingredients: • 200 g lentils and 200 g barley • 1 onion • 3 – 4 cloves of garlic • 2 – 3 carrots • piece of celery root • parsley • olive oil • bay leaf, salt, pepper, peperoncino to taste

Vegetable maneštra

Serves 4 – 6 Ingredients • 7 carrots • 3 potatoes • 1 tomato • 1 1/2 cup dried legumes (beans, lentils) • 200 g fresh green beans • 2-3 fresh chard leaves • 1 small red onion (or leek) • seasoning (salt, pepper)