Bean with Bacon Soup

Name: Bean with Bacon Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Ingredients: 1 pound dry Great Northern white beans, covered with a couple inches of water and soaked overnight; 5 ounces of bacon, cut into 1/2-inch wide pieces; 2 cups choppedonion (1 large onion); 3/4 cup chopped celery (about 2 ribs of celery); 3/4 cup chopped carrots (1 large carrot); 3 cloves garlic, minced (about 1 tablespoon); 6 cups chicken stock; 2 bay leaves; 1 Tbsp fresh thyme; 2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 3 Tbsp tomato paste; 1/2 teaspoon paprika; 1 ounce bacon (1 to 2 slices), cooked and crumbled for garnish (optional); 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley for garnish (optional)

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"Did your father ever tell you that when “he was a kid, he walked 10 miles to school everyday, barefoot, in the snow”? My dad did, and I believed him for years. He was from Minnesota; they had snow there. We lived in LA—palm trees, no snow. How was I to know? We grew up with hearty soups, even though in Los Angeles there was maybeone month a year when it really made sense to eat them. So now, anytime it’s coolenough to wear socks, it’s soup weather as far as I’m concerned. Right? Speaking of which,I’m always delighted by how good pork, in any form, and beans are together. This classic Bean and Bacon Soup is the brother to White Bean and Ham Soup, and is just as belly warming. There’s just enough bacon to give the white bean soup plenty of flavor, but not so much as to weigh you down. We’ve puréed about half of the soup so that it is chunky, with a creamy based that comes from the beans. Enjoy!..."

INGREDIENTS

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1 pound dry Great Northern white beans, covered with a couple inches of water and soaked overnight

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5 ounces of bacon, cut into 1/2-inch wide pieces

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2 cups choppedonion (1 large onion)

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3/4 cup chopped celery (about 2 ribs of celery)

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3/4 cup chopped carrots (1 large carrot)

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3 cloves garlic, minced (about 1 tablespoon)

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6 cups chicken stock

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2 bay leaves

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1 Tbsp fresh thyme

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2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

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1/4 teaspoon black pepper

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3 Tbsp tomato paste

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1/2 teaspoon paprika

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1 ounce bacon (1 to 2 slices), cooked and crumbled for garnish (optional)

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2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley for garnish (optional)

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