I'm Italian and I would say these days we traditionally don't even put rice or pasta in minestrone, however some people might do it sometimes.. as you said, there's no recipe for minestrone! It's really just a bunch of vegetables, super vegan friendly! Sometimes we also take an immersion blender and blend the minestrone to make it thick and creamy, so you don't have the broth with the pieces but a sort of creamy soup. In that case we call it "passato di verdure" ("a blend of vegetables"😂).
Italians like to sprinkle parmesan cheese on their soup at the table. So... vegan parmesan, nutritional yeast blitzed with sunflower seed and salt. Also you can make your own veggie broth; just save all your veggie cuttings (instead of throwing away) in a zip lock bag in the freezer. When bag is full dump into a big pot if water with a bay leaf, salt and pepper. Boil away, strain and you have delish veggie broth. Thanks Derek, live your recipes.
Albert Bevia, creator of Spain on a Fork, has an excellent homemade veggie broth recipe. He also has tons of easy vegan recipes (he’s not vegan, but many his recipes are naturally veggie-heavy).
adding nutritional yeast as a garnish is perfect, because B vitamins are easily destroyed by heat! So adding it at the end of cooking, as opposed to during the cooking process, will retain more of those important vitamins!
Tip: Boil pasta separate from soup mixture. Drain pasta. Place drained pasta in serving bowl and put soup mixture on top of pasta. This prevents soggy/mushy pasta. Good job! Looks yummy! I love dipping my bread in soup too! My favorite part of eating soup is dipping the toasted bread. Blessings my Friend.
I don't really care what the video is about I just really love to see you talking and doing a lot of hand gestures, plus I always learn something from you❤😊
Hahah, Crystal edited some of this one and she made that comment. I recently heard someone say, besides the face the hands are the most expressive part of the body. :D I should put up more content, maybe more walking in the forest vids.
when I need good food ideas, AND a cute man being sweet and humble I watch Derek. When Crystal shows up it's a bonus day! and I love Barilla plant based pasta. It's very good and since it a mass produced product much cheaper than a lot of the others. It's the Barilla yellow box. You can make a lot of soup, or take a bath in that pot.
Derek! I’m Derrick, I’ve been a huge fan I’ve been vegan about 2 years or so and I’ve been cooking in a restaurant for about 6 years now. Love your content and vibes. In this video I heard that you don’t make your own veggie broth. Super easy all you do is save all your veggie scraps from previous meals, keep them in the freezer till you have about 2 large freezer bags full. Use your new large soup pot and top it off with water bring it to a boil and simmer that for about and hour or so. Reduce to your liking. Strain and decanter, boom “free” home made veggie broth! I’ve gotten a lot of great ideas from you just hope I can repay the favor. 🤙🏾
Dude cookbook??? I have like 5 favorite vegan youtube channels and I always come back to yours for execution. When I get in the kitchen simplicity is key!! Love your sauces, meals and humor!! all are super easy and don't require 3 hrs and a bunch of bs ingredients that get used once . Keep it up!! Love Love Love
Italian here! Minestrone literally translates to “big soup”. It’s true, there is no set recipe. My grandma makes it with Savoy cabbage, white beans, and potatoes, no tomatoes at all. She serves it over white rice.
My daughters and I made this tonight. It is so yummy! I was worried about the fennel, but it is beyond delicious! My 10 year old says it's the best soup ever!
Yes appreciate the deep dive to get all the seasonings and flavors known! If y'all saw Game Changers talking about the Gladiators being barley eaters and you're wondering what the heck to do with barley, this could be a good place to throw some of that in as well
I’m just impressed those diced celery bits didn’t fall off the knife while you were swinging your arms around while talking. Mad skills! 😂 And I’m going to make this recipe today…yum! 😋
Nice Canadian Dinner Jacket! :-) Soup - Easy, Low temperature, Retains nutrients. I like to add quick cooking stuff when reheating some on subsequent days (green onion, shroom, bell pepper...)
Derek, it’s August 2023, and I just got back from the dentist - feeling week and hungry. I knew I couldn’t really chew till the Novocain wore off but I wanted soup. This minestrone soup came up, and it sounded good so I made it. I’m still waiting for it to simmer so that I can add the pasta. I did give it a taste test and it was definitely delicious. Great job.
Awesome video! My SAD eating hubby is trying to go more healthy and wanted to try out a soup!! This is gonna be awesome for him! I LOVED the content and really cooking along with you and learning your technniques. Keep em coming our way!
The colors in that plaid shirt really suit you. And I agree about cooking the pasta separately to avoid a giant container of leftover soup full of bloated pasta. I’ve done that with all noodle soups. Thanks for the inspiration!
Great to have found your page! Been vegan for about 7 years - thanks for your passion and for being such a shining example. I love making soups too - great to make ahead and take on our VanLife camping adventures. Look forward to following your channel 😊🚐
Hello Derek and thanks for the explanatory recipe on how to make minestrone soup. I make this soup every winter but I do change the veggies from time to time. The one vegetable I never cook in the soup is brussels sprouts because they should not be cooked for a long time. I personally love green beans with this soup
Nice! Nice soup! Nice video! I do this very often, the thing I do differently, is that I boil my chickpea pasta separately and when is done I add it to the soup (this way the pasta does suck up all the nice broth)
A must try! Always great content and great energy! Preparing myself and family for the cold season with this recipe for sure. Thanks again 🙌🏽💛 Blessings my brother!
As so many other of your viewers have stated, love the 'feel' of your videos. You do so much work for the videos and are always so positive and kind. Love your recipes, and really enjoy what you eat in a day. You definitely have a charisma about you. Thanks for all the vegan knowledge you share with us, along with all your positive vibes! Love your channel!
Your energy is just simply unmatched!!!! (: I love how excited you get about good food, I love that you are so positive and genuine and I love that you give me awesome ideas for the kitchen!! 👌🏼😌 (I also LOVE Crystal as well!!) stay blessed everyone ✌🏼
Fresh basil is wonderful in minestrone,a little bit added at the beginning of cooking & the rest at the very end,along with a tblspn of olive oil about ten minutes before ready.i just put everything into the water in order of cooking time needed & skip the frying part.im also Italian & this is how my mum has always made it.
This is the soup inspo i needed! 😄 It just made the meal prep list for this week! Also, Summer Savory is an herb that is featured heavily in Acadian cooking ( French Atlantic Canada). It is used in almost every traditional Acadian dish. My ancestors either didn't know of any other herb or were just really really big fans! 😆
I will try this soup very soon as its getting cold in Quebec. i think I will add greens with the peas ( kale or Spinach 🤔 ) please more soup receipe in your new comfy food ebook.
I’m going to try this. I tried Your veggie stew from like 2 years ago and it was so good. You said you didn’t know how to make veggie broth, it’s so easy and so much better than store bought. Just keep a bag in the freezer and add your veggie scraps to it every time you cut veggies and when the bag gets full put the veggie scraps in a stock pot and fill with water. Let it come to a boil and add then salt to taste and whatever spices you like and simmer for 2-3 hours. Strain and pour into containers and it’s ready to freeze or use. I also drink a cup or two of it hot in the morning. Hope that helps.
Dude you're hilarious. I cracked up when you kept saying 'last ingredient I promise' lol. As a college student this looks so simple but cozy. Since I'm limited to stovetop recipes this video is just what I needed. Will definitely be giving it a try!
Love this with barley or rice and also a generous amount of miso paste to provide the salt content and added flavor. Might be the beef barley soup that my mom made that inspired my recipe .
That soup looks amazing! I feel like you could transform this into a delicious pasta bowl by changing the sauce to something thicker. Marinara type vibe. delicious!
I'm Italian and I would say these days we traditionally don't even put rice or pasta in minestrone, however some people might do it sometimes.. as you said, there's no recipe for minestrone! It's really just a bunch of vegetables, super vegan friendly! Sometimes we also take an immersion blender and blend the minestrone to make it thick and creamy, so you don't have the broth with the pieces but a sort of creamy soup. In that case we call it "passato di verdure" ("a blend of vegetables"😂).
10:43 "I'm not a fan of bean water, unless it is coffee" - Derek (2021)
Fennel seeds make any dish taste like it’s got Italian sausage in it. Great for us vegans who miss Italian sausage.
I love it on pizza for that exact reason!! Sometimes ill sprinkle on some smoked paprika too. Its a dream combo!
Why do you miss sausage? We are herbivores yes? That's why we insist we are healthy eating this way.. Sausage is dead rotten flesh
@@carefulyoureprojecting858 it’s not the sausage or the texture I miss. It’s just the fennel taste.
@@HeronCoyote1234 yes.... The fennel taste ... yes.😉
You suppress those craving deep deep down girl. Let's all kid ourselves for the animals.
Go away. If you think you would eat meat without the herbs used to flavor it, go ahead.. see how “ good “ it tastes
Comfort food at its best 🥣
When the Romans were conquering Italy? Oh Derek 🤣
Love a good soup in winter, looking forward to giving it a go!
Italians like to sprinkle
parmesan cheese on their soup at the table. So... vegan parmesan, nutritional yeast blitzed with sunflower seed and salt. Also you can make your own veggie broth; just save all your veggie cuttings (instead of throwing away) in a zip lock bag in the freezer. When bag is full dump into a big pot if water with a bay leaf, salt and pepper. Boil away, strain and you have delish veggie broth. Thanks Derek, live your recipes.
Albert Bevia, creator of Spain on a Fork, has an excellent homemade veggie broth recipe. He also has tons of easy vegan recipes (he’s not vegan, but many his recipes are naturally veggie-heavy).
adding nutritional yeast as a garnish is perfect, because B vitamins are easily destroyed by heat! So adding it at the end of cooking, as opposed to during the cooking process, will retain more of those important vitamins!
Tip:
Boil pasta separate from soup mixture. Drain pasta. Place drained pasta in serving bowl and put soup mixture on top of pasta. This prevents soggy/mushy pasta.
Good job! Looks yummy! I love dipping my bread in soup too! My favorite part of eating soup is dipping the toasted bread.
Blessings my Friend.
Good point. I use Barilla Protein+ pasta, which doesn’t turn mushy when cooked and left in broth for days.
Best tip. It also prevents the pasta from soaking up all the liquid and become soggy if you want to store leftovers later
I don't really care what the video is about I just really love to see you talking and doing a lot of hand gestures, plus I always learn something from you❤😊
Hahah, Crystal edited some of this one and she made that comment. I recently heard someone say, besides the face the hands are the most expressive part of the body. :D I should put up more content, maybe more walking in the forest vids.
when I need good food ideas, AND a cute man being sweet and humble I watch Derek. When Crystal shows up it's a bonus day!
and I love Barilla plant based pasta. It's very good and since it a mass produced product much cheaper than a lot of the others. It's the Barilla yellow box.
You can make a lot of soup, or take a bath in that pot.
Derek! I’m Derrick, I’ve been a huge fan I’ve been vegan about 2 years or so and I’ve been cooking in a restaurant for about 6 years now. Love your content and vibes. In this video I heard that you don’t make your own veggie broth. Super easy all you do is save all your veggie scraps from previous meals, keep them in the freezer till you have about 2 large freezer bags full. Use your new large soup pot and top it off with water bring it to a boil and simmer that for about and hour or so. Reduce to your liking. Strain and decanter, boom “free” home made veggie broth! I’ve gotten a lot of great ideas from you just hope I can repay the favor. 🤙🏾
I love your energy! You literally make me feel happier every time I watch one of your videos. Your so positive and inspirational! Thank you x
It's Flannel Season! 💃👏
Dude cookbook??? I have like 5 favorite vegan youtube channels and I always come back to yours for execution. When I get in the kitchen simplicity is key!! Love your sauces, meals and humor!! all are super easy and don't require 3 hrs and a bunch of bs ingredients that get used once . Keep it up!! Love Love Love
Italian here! Minestrone literally translates to “big soup”. It’s true, there is no set recipe. My grandma makes it with Savoy cabbage, white beans, and potatoes, no tomatoes at all. She serves it over white rice.
True! I hav Swiss German influence and we make it depending on the veggies in season...
I have made minestrone so many times, but I don't think it's ever been the same twice. :)
Good soup
Great video and recipe tips. I really liked this format. Thanks for sharing it. Best wishes!
half polish household growing up and we always made it with whatever veg we had, fuseli and kidney beans
Definitely soup season! Minestrone, can't go wrong here. Awesomely prepared!👍👍
Thank you for the awesome comment!
Love this soup! I watched the video again and learned what twin pillars and pulse pasta is. You are incredible!!!
Haha that pic with the bowls of minestrone. You rock, Derek! Thank you!
Who doesn’t love soup season?! Thanks for the dinner idea!
My daughters and I made this tonight. It is so yummy! I was worried about the fennel, but it is beyond delicious! My 10 year old says it's the best soup ever!
Yes appreciate the deep dive to get all the seasonings and flavors known! If y'all saw Game Changers talking about the Gladiators being barley eaters and you're wondering what the heck to do with barley, this could be a good place to throw some of that in as well
I’m just impressed those diced celery bits didn’t fall off the knife while you were swinging your arms around while talking. Mad skills! 😂 And I’m going to make this recipe today…yum! 😋
Nice Canadian Dinner Jacket! :-) Soup - Easy, Low temperature, Retains nutrients. I like to add quick cooking stuff when reheating some on subsequent days (green onion, shroom, bell pepper...)
Yum. Love hearty soups. Will make this for sure. Happy T Give Derek and Crystal 🍁 🍂
Derek, it’s August 2023, and I just got back from the dentist - feeling week and hungry. I knew I couldn’t really chew till the Novocain wore off but I wanted soup. This minestrone soup came up, and it sounded good so I made it. I’m still waiting for it to simmer so that I can add the pasta. I did give it a taste test and it was definitely delicious. Great job.
I made this over the holidays while visiting (non-vegan) family and they loved it. Perfect for colder weather. Love your well balanced recipes.
Peasant foods are always the best 👍
Love soup of all kinds. Thanks for sharing.👍❤️😊
Awesome video! My SAD eating hubby is trying to go more healthy and wanted to try out a soup!! This is gonna be awesome for him!
I LOVED the content and really cooking along with you and learning your technniques. Keep em coming our way!
Love you, Derek!
Just tried this today in the Instant Pot and it's turned out great. Thank you Derek 😃
Dude I just bought a hand blender thingy I’m eating tons of veggie soups with spices pumpkin soup butternut squash …it’s like baby food but delicious
Try bone broth...really good dude.
I got an immersion blender too! I made garlic ginger butternut soup!
@@webofstarlight I just get a frozen bag of veggies kinda boil it drain it a bit add spices blend it up like mush it’s really good with ezequil bread
What a great selling point
@@sonofvicvega816 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This soup is amazing! Absolutely one of my favorites!
Yuummmm....I LOVE all your recipes, Derek, so I can't wait to try this one!!!
Loved this video! More like this please, since the cold is coming ❄️☃️
Great job making soup from scratch looks tasty 👍🏼 Love your new stock pot!
Super yummy! I love soup.
The colors in that plaid shirt really suit you. And I agree about cooking the pasta separately to avoid a giant container of leftover soup full of bloated pasta. I’ve done that with all noodle soups. Thanks for the inspiration!
This soup was amazing. The seasoning were on point.
Great to have found your page! Been vegan for about 7 years - thanks for your passion and for being such a shining example. I love making soups too - great to make ahead and take on our VanLife camping adventures. Look forward to following your channel 😊🚐
Do watch/read Chef Jaime Oliver too. His soup easy does it
Hello Derek and thanks for the explanatory recipe on how to make minestrone soup. I make this soup every winter but I do change the veggies from time to time. The one vegetable I never cook in the soup is brussels sprouts because they should not be cooked for a long time. I personally love green beans with this soup
Just made this and its gold! Perfect for a fall day :)
I cooked pasta separately, as suggested by another user
Will definitely be making this recipe . . . and your shirt really POPS!
Thank you! I love this shirt/toque combo!
Love me some soup. Thanks for sharing!
Soup is life!
Love love soups 🍲 ❤
Loved the energy, the shirt and the recipe! That soup would make a great fall dinner!
Nice! Nice soup! Nice video! I do this very often, the thing I do differently, is that I boil my chickpea pasta separately and when is done I add it to the soup (this way the pasta does suck up all the nice broth)
A must try! Always great content and great energy! Preparing myself and family for the cold season with this recipe for sure. Thanks again 🙌🏽💛 Blessings my brother!
As so many other of your viewers have stated, love the 'feel' of your videos. You do so much work for the videos and are always so positive and kind. Love your recipes, and really enjoy what you eat in a day. You definitely have a charisma about you. Thanks for all the vegan knowledge you share with us, along with all your positive vibes! Love your channel!
Looks tasty and full of amazing nutrients 🙌😍
Fantastic recipe. I'll make it next week. I already know it will be delicious
Your energy is just simply unmatched!!!! (: I love how excited you get about good food, I love that you are so positive and genuine and I love that you give me awesome ideas for the kitchen!! 👌🏼😌 (I also LOVE Crystal as well!!) stay blessed everyone ✌🏼
The soup looks delicious!!! 😍
Fresh basil is wonderful in minestrone,a little bit added at the beginning of cooking & the rest at the very end,along with a tblspn of olive oil about ten minutes before ready.i just put everything into the water in order of cooking time needed & skip the frying part.im also Italian & this is how my mum has always made it.
This is the soup inspo i needed! 😄 It just made the meal prep list for this week! Also, Summer Savory is an herb that is featured heavily in Acadian cooking ( French Atlantic Canada). It is used in almost every traditional Acadian dish. My ancestors either didn't know of any other herb or were just really really big fans! 😆
I love soup and I never know how to make it good! Thanks so much for this video !!! 😊
Thanks Derek!!! Definitely going to have minestrone on the menu soon
Can you give advice for new vegans or plant-based eaters? Also a video on fasting would be awesome when you get the chance. Thanks Derek!
Yum Derick, yes a agree that chickpea pasta are nice special if you can't eat gluten free products. Thats a big "pot"😉
That pot looks SO deep. :) I have been craving soups lately too! Thanks for the great video.
Great job!!! I’m very motivated to make this!!!! Thank you!!!!
Will definitely be making this soon! Thanks Derek!
Yummy and easy to follow. Minestrone will be on the menu this week, for sure.
I will try this soup very soon as its getting cold in Quebec. i think I will add greens with the peas ( kale or Spinach 🤔 )
please more soup receipe in your new comfy food ebook.
3:44 🤣🤣
Soup is very forgiving.
Just throw it all in there and have a great meal.
I found your channel 2 days ago I went vegan about a year ago now as of September and man these recipes look good and give me inspiration!
It is finally getting colder here. I can't wait to try this
Will be making this tonight! Looking forward to it!!
Yummy. I am totally making this today. I have an opened can of crushed tomatoes and was looking to make tomato soup. 😋
Brazil 💪💚
I’m going to try this. I tried Your veggie stew from like 2 years ago and it was so good. You said you didn’t know how to make veggie broth, it’s so easy and so much better than store bought. Just keep a bag in the freezer and add your veggie scraps to it every time you cut veggies and when the bag gets full put the veggie scraps in a stock pot and fill with water. Let it come to a boil and add then salt to taste and whatever spices you like and simmer for 2-3 hours. Strain and pour into containers and it’s ready to freeze or use. I also drink a cup or two of it hot in the morning. Hope that helps.
you are such a amazing chef !! thank you for this recipe , i have been looking for Minestrone soup ! .. thank you thank you !!
Pureed pumpkin adds another great flavor for soup base. I usually just cook my veggies in the broth so this is another way of doing it.
Good soup! Merci beaucoup.
I'm making this today!! Perfect for a cold fall day, thank you!
Made this soup tonight! So yummy!
Definitely making this. Loved this video. Thanks.
So glad I found your channel
GREAT stuff, tips recipes and very nice presentation!!🙏
your minestrone soup is so yummy i love it
Great video yummy
Will cook this
Yummy for my tummy 😋 thank you can't wait to make this , love your recipes
This puts me in such a fally mood! Today was the first day it snowed where I’m at
Great idea for the cooler weather. I’m making a big batch of vegetable soup tomorrow. I make 20 quarts at a time and freeze a bunch.
Yes, yes, and yes! Making this for dinner!
I was just thinking to myself I wished u make soup. And bingo! There u are ! Thanx Derek! Love u!
Dude you're hilarious. I cracked up when you kept saying 'last ingredient I promise' lol. As a college student this looks so simple but cozy. Since I'm limited to stovetop recipes this video is just what I needed. Will definitely be giving it a try!
I was never able to use a stove in college lol we just had a microwave and that was it. No toaster or anything just microwave
Another great recipe for the books.
Love this with barley or rice and also a generous amount of miso paste to provide the salt content and added flavor. Might be the beef barley soup that my mom made that inspired my recipe .
Making now looking good 👍
I love the color and pattern of your flannel! Reminds me I need to get some! The soup is looking yummy so far! Not finished with the video yet!
That soup looks amazing! I feel like you could transform this into a delicious pasta bowl by changing the sauce to something thicker. Marinara type vibe. delicious!
Looks amazing! Probably taste even better
Looks delicious! I always like a little nooch in my soup too. :)
or at least on top : )
Made a variation of this soup for dinner tonight, its delicious. Thanks again for all your dinner ideas 💡
How delicious!
Yum! We make minestrone almost exactly the same, only we add nutritional yeast flakes and sweet paprika!
I'll definitely try this! Thanks!!
Great recipe, Derek! I can’t wait to try this!
It's still hot in Texas, but I'll definitely make this come winter 🤩
Yep. This is my meal prep lunch for work this week 👏🏾