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Busecca Ticinesesoups/stews, garlic 3 tablespoon borlotti beans 3 single carrots 1 single leek 1 single small knob celery 500 gm honeycomb tripe (1 lb) 30 gm butter (1 oz) 1 single clove garlic, mashed 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1 1/4 liter bouillon (5 cups) 1/4 teaspoon caraway seeds 1 single twig thyme 80 gm parmesan, grated (2.75 oz) 1 single twig parsley 1 salt, freshly ground pepper ----GARLIC BREAD---- 200 gm french bread (7 oz) 50 gm butter (1.75 oz) 4 single cloves garlic, mashed 10 gm gruyere, grated (0.25 oz) 1 tablespoon parsley 1 salt, freshly ground pepper Preparation: 30 minutes, cooking time: 3 hours Yields 6 servings as a first course, as a main course double the ingredients. Soak beans overnight. Drain beans. Cook in lightly salted water until tender. Drain. Set aside. Clean, trim and wash the vegetables (carrots, leek, celery). Slice the carrots finely, slice the leek diagonally, slice the celery finely and cut into squares. Cut the tripe into strips 4 cm ( 1 9/16 in) long and 2 mm (1/16 in) wide. Fill a kettle with water, add salt, bring to the boil. Add tripe and cook for 2 1/2 hours. Drain. In a saucepan heat butter. Saute' vegetables briefly. Add tripe, garlic and tomato paste. Saute' briefly. Moisten with bouillon, simmer for 20 minutes. Season with caraway, thyme, salt and pepper. Add Borlotti beans and heat. Serve in soup plates, sprinkle with cheese (Parmesan) or serve separately. Garnish with parsley. Garlic bread: cut bread into slices, toast in oven. Beat butter until creamy, chop parsley finely, blend butter with garlic, cheese (Gruyere) and parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Spread bread with butter mixture, gratinate under broiler until golden brown. Serve with soup.
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