Blue Cheese Minestrone Cuisine: Soups/stews Category: Soups/stews Servings: 1 Ingredients: 2 lb Beef rib bones 1 Clove garlic, minced or mash 2 1/2 qt Water 1 ts Dry mustard 1 c Dried cranberry or kidney be 4 oz Uncooked lasagne, broken 2 lb Smoked meaty ham hocks, cut 1 oz Bleu cheese, crumbled 3 Large carrots, sliced crossw 1/2 lb Cabbage, finely shredded 1 Large onion, chopped Salt to taste 1/2 c Chopped fresh parsley Instructions: Place beef bones in kettle, cover with water, bring to a>>> boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 4 hours. Chill bones and broth and remove fat from surface. Add beans and ham hocks, heat to boiling, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 2 hrs. more. Chill and remove fat from surface; remove meat from bones; return meat to soup. Add carrots, onions, parsley, garlic, mustard, lasagne, and bleu cheese. Cover and simmer 2 hours more. Add cabbage; cook 5 mins. or until tender. Taste; add sat if necessary. Makes 8 servings. It sounds good to me. Let me know if anyone tries it. Gert Henningsen drkd50a 1/17 6:30 p.m. Click Here To Return To The Recipe List  This Page Generated By: Cookbook Wizard For Windows Recipe Software