Italian Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

1,100 gr blade chuck roast
475 ml water
6 gr salt
1 onion
50 gr celery leaves
1 bay leaf
2 slices bacon
400 gr kidney beans
65 gr green beans
50 gr celery
100 gr green peas
65 gr zucchini
65 gr carrots
30 gr onion
7 gr parsley
1 clove garlic
190 gr tomato paste
1 coca-cola
16 ml olive oil
16 ml worcestershire sauce
1 italian seasoning
3 gr salt
1 gr black pepper
1 parmesan cheese
5,700 gr kettle

Instructions

Place over low heat while preparing the rest of the ingredients. Pan-fry the bacon until crisp. Add the bacon and the drippings and all the remaining ingredients, except Parmesan cheese, to the broth. Cover and simmer about 30 minutes, until the vegetables and macaroni are tender. Serve sprinkled with Parmesan cheese, if desired. Makes about 3 litre , or dozen servings.