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What is a ribollita?
Ribollita, pronounced ree-bohl-LEE-tah, is a classic, hearty Tuscan white bean soup (stew) with vegetables, thickened with day-old bread. It's typically seasoned with some herbs (fresh or dried), and in this recipe, an additional secret flavor maker: Parmesan cheese rind!
Where to eat the best Tuscan ribollita in NYC?
I chased the flavor of a proper Tuscan ribollita for 17 years until I ate the genuine article again, finally, at Leonti, chef-owner Adam Leonti’s swanky new Italian restaurant in New York City.
What are the ingredients in a ribollita?
Classic ribollita ingredients are quite humble: white beans such as cannellini beans, leafy greens like kale, and vegetables like onions, carrots, celery (which make a tasty sofrito, gently sauteed in extra virgin olive oil, to start the soup). Tomatoes (or canned tomatoes as in today's recipe) are also added.
Is ribollita the most expensive thing on the planet?
Those are the two most expensive things on the planet. Ribollita is such an expense of time. It’s the ultimate luxury.”Especially when you’ve spent 17 years searching for a proper recipe.
Made of black cabbage, bread, and cannellini beans, ribollita is real comfort food and even tastes better the following day
Ribollita is a soup made of black cabbage, cannellini beans, and bread croutons, a Tuscan tradition and a symbol of cucina povera. It was especially widespread in the provinces of Arezzo, Florence, and Pisa, and was the main dish on a cold winter evening. Being a rustic dish of working-class tradition there has always been many variations to it.
History of ribollita
The origins of this soup can be traced back to the rural world when poor people would recover large slices of bread, on which the Lords wanted meat to be served on.
Ribollita variations
Like every popular recipe, ribollita can boast a long list of variations. Especially when it comes to the vegetables chosen to be combined with black and savoy cabbage. Zucchini, peas, and potatoes are the ingredients most often added to the soup. Often you can find recipes in which a rustic bread appears, not necessarily an unsalted.
Ribollita recipe
1 lb 8 oz black cabbage 11 oz cannellini beans 2 oz carrot 2 oz celery 50 g onion 2 tomatoes and 1 tablespoon concentrated tomato paste 1 lb herbs 5 oz savoy cabbage salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil, Tuscan bread.
