bean soup

How To Make bean soup

• Step 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.
• Step 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.
• Step 3
  Make your chicken stock using the Broth Base. Add 6 - 8 teaspoons to six cups of water. Add your onion and bacon.
• Step 4
  Drain off the soaking water and add the chicken broth to your beans. Let simmer about an hour.
• Step 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?
• Step 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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