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While it may have humble origins, this soup has become a comforting and delicious classic..The cubed bread, along with mashed beans, gives this recipe a creamy texture.

Adding a. Parmesan rind.to the pot as it simmers deepens the savory flavors of the soup.Tomatoes brighten the flavor profile while Tuscan kale brings balance to the flavor and texture.

This soup is delectable to eat on the day it’s prepared, but it gets even better the next day.. Food & Wine editor in chief Hunter Lewis explained his journey to find the perfect ribollita recipe: I chased the flavor of a proper Tuscan ribollita for 17 years, until I ate the genuine article again, finally, at now-closed Leonti, Adam Leonti's swanky Italian restaurant in New York City.. Leonti's deeply savory version of the Tuscan bread-and-bean porridge was even better than the one I remember from a small hillside restaurant in Siena, Italy, so many years ago.ribollita, which I ate on my first visit to Italy, was so perfect and nourishing that it made me forget for an hour that I was wearing my girlfriend's puffy sweater because the airline had lost my luggage.).

Leonti learned how to make ribollita from a restaurateur from Lunigiana, a three-hour drive northwest of Siena, paying close attention to the porridge's humble elements: grassy-green, peppery olive oil; earthy, rustic bread; small, thin-skinned white beans; and most importantly, soffrito, the finely chopped, slow-cooked mixture of carrots, onions, and celery that gives ribollita its extraordinary flavor.

At Leonti, soffritto was the foundation of ragù, and of the hot broth served to guests upon arrival — it's such a crucial ingredient that his cooks made about 75 quarts of it a week.. Leonti used to laboriously chop his soffritto with a knife by using a rocking motion.Add the garlic and ginger and process until they are finely chopped..

In a medium, enameled cast-iron casserole, heat the vegetable oil.Add the coriander, cumin, cayenne, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom and cook over low heat until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Add the onion mixture and cook over high heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is golden brown, about 6 minutes.Add the turmeric and tomato sauce and simmer over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes..