Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, toscana soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Toscana soup is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Toscana soup is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

Filter by Region / Appellation / Vintage / Price / Varietal / Score The variation in the potato size allows the thinly sliced potatoes to cook down and thicken the broth; a mix of hot and mild sausage gives the soup more "zip", and last, use low sodium chicken broth. Serve with hot crusty bread for a great meal. Season with the crushed red pepper flakes and salt and pepper.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook toscana soup using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Toscana soup:

1. Take 2 3/4 cups chicken stock or broth
2. Prepare 1/4 cup heavy cream
3. Take 3 Medium russet potatoes
4. Get 2 cups Chopped kale
5. Make ready 1/2 pound sweet Italian sausage or spicy
6. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon salt
7. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Spicy, smooth and incredibly flavorful, this soup is a HUGE hit with my my husband, who hates soups! The soup at The Olive Garden is not thick. If you wish yours to be more like a cream soup, simply simmer it longer, and mash some of the potatoes in the pot with a wooden spoon, and stir frequently until of the desired consistency. So, "zuppa" means soup in Italian. "Toscana" refers to the Tuscany region of Italy.

Steps to make Toscana soup:

1. Combine stock and cream in a sauce pan over medium heat
2. Sliced or unpeeled potatoes and a half inch slices then quarter the slices and add to the soup
3. Add kale
4. Grill or sauté the sausage. When cooked, slice the sausage into about 1/4 to half inch thick slices. Add the sausage to the soup.
5. Add spices and let soup simmer for about an hour. Stir occasionally.

If you wish yours to be more like a cream soup, simply simmer it longer, and mash some of the potatoes in the pot with a wooden spoon, and stir frequently until of the desired consistency. So, "zuppa" means soup in Italian. "Toscana" refers to the Tuscany region of Italy. Therefore, "Zuppa Toscana" translates to "Tuscan soup" or "Tuscan-style soup." Traditionally, this soup is made with lots of veggies, beans, potatoes, olive oil, spices, Italian bacon, and Tuscan bread (it kind of reminds me of a minestrone). Zuppa toscana is a broad based term, literally meaning "Tuscan soup" but in Italy it is called "Minestra di Pane" meaning "Bread Soup". Classic zuppa toscana normally is a soup made from kale, zucchini, cannellini beans, potatoes, celery, carrots, onion, tomato pulp, extra virgin olive oil, salt, powdered chili, toasted Tuscan bread, and rigatino (an Italian bacon).

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