Married Soup in Jar Cooking is one of the first courses in jar cooking served on St. Stephen’s Day and cooked in a jar in the microwave. While the spring jar-cooked soup is made with spring vegetables, this recipe is made with winter vegetables and meat.
The married soup in jar cooking is part of the southern tradition, similar to the ribollita in jar cooking, which is of Tuscan origin and where the main vegetable is black cabbage.
This winter jar-cooked minestrone in the microwave is made with savoy cabbage, Swiss chard, black cabbage, a little cauliflower, a few potatoes, carrots, and celery. After wilting the vegetables in the microwave, so they lose volume, they are distributed in jars, and ground meat is added, along with a piece of Parmesan rind and, if you like, spices such as cloves and nutmeg. Everything is covered with good broth in jar cooking and cooked in the jar in the microwave, according to jar cooking instructions.
The married soup in jar cooking, once cooked and rested, can be stored in the refrigerator and vacuum-sealed for 15 days. Here’s an extra tip: this recipe can be turned into a jar-cooked ramen.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Inexpensive
- Rest time: 2 Hours
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: Jar Cooking, Microwave
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Fall, Winter, Christmas
Ingredients
- 5.3 oz Swiss chard
- 3.5 oz savoy cabbage (or white cabbage)
- 4.2 oz black cabbage
- 5 oz cauliflower
- 5 oz potatoes
- Half carrot
- one third of stalk celery
- 1 white onion (small)
- 1.8 oz porcini mushrooms (frozen)
- 10 oz ground beef
- 4 pinches salt
- 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- 10 oz ground beef
- 2.5 cups beef broth (or one bouillon cube and 2.5 cups of water)
- 2 Parmesan rinds
What You Need for Jar Cooking
- 1 Microwave
- 2 Jars 1-liter with thick seal
- 1 Bowl glass
- Plastic wrap for microwave
How to Make St. Stephen’s Soup in Jar Cooking
Wash the leafy vegetables: Swiss chard, savoy cabbage, and black cabbage, cut them into regular pieces, and distribute them in the bowl, add half of the broth.
Seal the bowl well with the plastic wrap and place it in the microwave. Wilt the vegetables in the microwave for 6 minutes at 800 watts.
During this step, you will see the plastic wrap inflate like a balloon.
Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes, peel and chop the carrot, peel and slice the onion, divide the washed cauliflower into small florets, and dice the celery.
Remove the plastic wrap from the bowl, add the rest of the vegetables and mix well.
Distribute the vegetables in the jars, add the ground meat, the cleaned cheese rind, the salt, and optionally, you can add spices, and pour the remaining broth on top. Mix the ingredients in the jars, then clean the edges and seal them.
Place a jar of married soup in the microwave and start cooking at tested power for 12 minutes, in my microwave the power is 600 watts.
At the end of cooking, carefully remove the jar from the microwave and let it rest closed for at least 2 hours. During this time, the soup will continue to cook at low temperature, and a vacuum will form in the jar.
This way, you can store the soup for 15 days in the refrigerator.
To serve the soup, simply unseal, place the jar in the microwave, and start for 4 minutes with defrost function, to acclimate the glass. Then, start for about 6 minutes, or until it opens, at tested power.
Serve the soup in bowls or in jars as shown in the picture.
Additional Tips
The original Neapolitan recipe for married soup includes the use of sausages, pork skin, and ribs. While the vegetables are left in large pieces. If you prefer, you can make it traditionally and always in jars with a thick seal for 12 minutes.
Can I use thin-seal jars for this jar-cooked soup?
No, being a very brothy recipe with a long cooking time, it needs to be cooked in thick-seal jars.
What’s the difference between jars for jar cooking?
Thick-seal jars are the Korken (Ikea), Bormioli Fido, and Borgonovo. Perfect for long-cooking recipes, as the post-cooking can last up to 4 hours and away from energy sources.
While the thin-seal jars (only Weck jars are so for now) act like pans, ideal for quick cooking.How can I ensure a long post-cooking time in jars?
In winter, we can place them next to or on top of a radiator. We can wrap them in a wool or fleece cloth.
