MINESTRONE - WITH LAMB - Sherry's Kitchen Table

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1medium onion, chopped
• 3 sticks of celery chopped
• 2 large carrots, diced
• 1 large clove of garlic, finely chopped
• 4 or 5 small new potatoes, halved
• 4 tbsp tomatoe puree
• 1 tin of cannellini beans, with its water
• parmesan rind - optional, but it adds a wonderful richness
• 2 heaped tbsp vegetable bouillon powder, made up into 800 ml of stock
• a few good grinds of black pepper salt if needed as bouillon is quite salty
• 1 tbsp worcester sauce