Typical dish of the Neapolitan culinary tradition, the married soup is really rich in taste and ingredients. Here's how to cook it
Are you looking for a traditional dish, full of flavors, perfect for colder days, to be prepared for a special occasion? We suggest the Maritata soup, typical of the Neapolitan tradition, of ancient origins and with many typical ingredients of this season, which make it the delicacy to be enjoyed at a large table with many guests, such as the Christmas one.
In our gallery, you will find many curiosity about the origin of this dish, while below the ingredients and the procedure to cook it at home.
The recipe for married soup
Ingredients
Specifying that today's version is a little less fat than the original one, here are the ingredients you need to get to cook the soup: 600 g of pork ribs, 500 g of pork foot, 450 g of rind, 300 g of sausage , 600 g of black cabbage, 600 g of endive, 500 g of chard, 500 g of chicory, 1 stick of celery, 1 carrot, 1 onion, grated Parmesan cheese, extra virgin olive oil to taste.
Method
Start with the sautéed carrot, onion and celery, coarsely chopped. In the meantime, clean the rinds well, cut them into small pieces, together with the sausage, the ribs and the foot (this to be divided in half). Then, add the meat to the pan: first the ribs, then the foot, the rinds, finally the sausage. Let it cook for three hours.
While the meat is cooking, clean the chard, endive, black cabbage and chicory thoroughly, then chop them coarsely. When the meat has finished cooking, strain the broth, put it in the fridge for 15 minutes in a baking dish to cool, covered with plastic wrap.
Meanwhile, clean the cooked bone meat and cut it into smaller pieces. When the broth is cold, remove the fat on the surface and put it back on the fire to boil. Add the vegetables already prepared and cook them for about 30 minutes.
5 minutes from the end of cooking, add the meat, then turn off the stove and let the soup rest for about half an hour with the lid on. It is now ready to serve and, if you wish, you can flavor with a little Parmesan cheese.
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