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bean soup

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Recipe by
Polly Anna
@Polly
Milwaukee,WI

Any type of dried beans will work fine for this basic bean soup. Add cubed ham or cooked sausage if you want. You can omit the bacon (but who would?) and add the veggies without the saute step to make a fat free soup.

method Stove Top

Ingredients For bean soup

  • 1 lb
    pinto beans, dried- about 2 c
  • 1 md
    onion
  • 2 slice
    bacon
  • 1/2 tsp
    pepper
  • 1/2 tsp
    garlic powder
  • 1 tsp
    smoked paprika
  • 6 c
    chicken stock
  • 1/2 tsp
    onion salt
  • 1/2 c
    chopped celery optional
  • 1/2 c
    chopped carrot optional

How To Make bean soup

  • 1
    prepare beans- sort, rinse and soak. A quick soak method is boil the beans and water for 2 minutes, then cover and let stand for an hour.
  • 2
    In a frying plan, cook the 2 strips of bacon (or as much as you want) and reserve the bacon fat. Saute the chopped onion. Some thinly sliced carrot and celery could also be added here, maybe 1/2 C each. Crumble the bacon.
  • 3
    Make your chicken stock using the Broth Base. Add 6 - 8 teaspoons to six cups of water. Add your onion and bacon.
  • 4
    Drain off the soaking water and add the chicken broth to your beans. Let simmer about an hour.
  • 5
    Season your soup with garlic, onion salt, smoked paprika and pepper. Amounts given are just a suggestion. Use more broth base, rather than more salt, if needed. Add water if too thick. Simmer another 20 minutes and adjust seasonings to taste. You might try a little poultry seasoning, hot sauce...or whatever?
  • 6
    Use an immersion blender to puree the soup. If you have to use a regular blender...keep it rustic and forget about puree. It's just too messy. Reserve some if you prefer more texture in your soup.
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