ZUPPA (Italian Soup) 1 lb. ground pork 1 tsp. fennel, crushed 1 tsp. garlic powder 1/2 tsp. chili powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 4 slices bacon 2 c. chopped onion 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. garlic powder 6 c. chicken or beef stock 1 tsp. oregano 4 medium potatoes, pared and diced 1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen chopped spinach Combine pork, fennel, garlic powder, chili powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight. In Dutch oven, cook bacon until crisp; drain. Reserve drippings. Crumble bacon and set aside. Cook pork mixture, onion and the remaining salt and garlic salt in the bacon drippings until meat is browned. Drain off excess fat. Add stock and oregano and bring to a boil. Cover; reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes. Add potatoes and spinach. Return to boiling. Cook covered 15 to 20 minutes. Serve garnished with bacon. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |