Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 c Dry white beans
-(fagiolo toscanello)
1/3 c Italian canned peeled
-tomatoes, broken by hand
3 1/2 oz Cotechino Italian sausage
- or 1 piece of pancetta
Extra virgin olive oil
1 lg Onion, chopped
1 md Potato, small cubes
- partially cooked
2 cl Garlic,finely chopped
2 Carrots, finely chopped
1 Celery stalk, finely chop
1/4 c Dry white wine
4 Whole basil leaves
1 pn Oregano
3/4 c Ditalini (small penne)
- partially cooked
Salt
Fresh ground black pepper
21 c Hot chicken broth
Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- freshly grated

Measures: 3/4c Ditalini = 6 1/2oz(200g) 21c Chicken broth = 7 pints(5
Liters) Soak the dry beans in cold running water for 12 hours or more,
depending on the quality of the beans. Then take them out of the
water and cook in plenty of fresh cold salted water with the
cotechino or pancetta for 2 hours over medium heat. Taste the beans
for softness. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and saute the onion
and garlic over medium heat until transparent. Add the celery and
carrots, and cook until the carrots are soft. Add the beans with
their juice, discarding the cotechino and/or pancetta; add the wine,
tomatoes, basil, potato cubes, oregano, salt and pepper. Cook over
low heat for 5 minutes. Add partially cooked pasta and continue
simmering over low heat until the pasta is al dente. Let stand for 10
minutes before serving. Serve the cheese in a separate bowl so that
each person can garnish their soup with it to taste.

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