Italian Bread And Cabbage Soup With Sage Butter

Serves: 6

Fatima Kris

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

46

Sweetness

43

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

Directions:

1

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F

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Bring the stock to the boil in a large saucepan and add the cabbage, cavolo nero and/or kale

3

Cook for a few minutes until softened (you may have to do this in 2 batches)

4

Remove the cabbage to a large bowl, leaving the stock in the pan

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Toast all but 5 of the bread slices on a hot griddle pan or in a toaster, then rub them on 1 side with the garlic halves, and set aside

6

Next, heat a large 4-inch-deep ovenproof casserole-type pan on the stove top, pour in a couple of glugs of olive oil and add your pancetta and anchovies

7

When the pancetta is golden brown and sizzling, add the rosemary and cooked cabbage and toss to coat the greens in all the lovely flavors

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Put the mixture and all the juices back into the large bowl

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Place 4 of the toasted slices in the casserole-type pan, in 1 layer

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Spread over 1/3 of the cabbage leaves, sprinkle over a 1/4 of the grated fontina and Parmesan and add a drizzle of olive oil

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Repeat this twice, but don't stress if your pan's only big enough to take layers - that's fine

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Just pour in all the juices remaining in the bowl and end with a layer of untoasted bread on top

13

Push down on the layers with your hands

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Pour the stock gently over the top until it just comes up to the top layer

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Push down again and sprinkle over the remaining fontina and Parmesan

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Add a good pinch of salt and pepper and drizzle over some good-quality olive oil

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Bake in the preheated oven for around 30 minutes, or until crispy and golden on top

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When the soup is ready, divide it between your bowls

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Melt the butter in a frying pan and quickly fry the sage leaves until they're just crisp and the butter is lightly golden (not burned!)

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Spoon a bit of the flavored butter and sage leaves over the soup and add another grating of Parmesan

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