Soup Recipes > Bean Soup
1 onion
2 carrots
2 leeks
2 sticks of celery
4 tablespoons olive oil
4 medium sized tomatoes skinned
2 1/2 pints chicken stock or vegetable stock
2 tablespoons finely chopped basil
OR 6 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
(see measure conversions for more information)
- Peel and chop the onion and carrots and wash and chop the leeks and celery.
- Soften the onion in the olive oil.
- Add the other vegetables and cook until just soft.
- Add the chopped tomatoes with the stock and a little bean water.
- Bring to the boil and then simmer until all the vegetables are cooked.
- Remove from the heat and tip in the beans.
- Season to taste.
- Stir in the basil or parsley.
- Reheat carefully and serve.
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How to make bean soup:
Generally associated with winter stews and soups, beans make for a filling and tasty soup which can also be served as a main meal with plenty of fresh home baked bread.
Ingredients
1 cup haricot beans (tinned or dried. If dried they need to be soaked.)1 onion
2 carrots
2 leeks
2 sticks of celery
4 tablespoons olive oil
4 medium sized tomatoes skinned
2 1/2 pints chicken stock or vegetable stock
2 tablespoons finely chopped basil
OR 6 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
(see measure conversions for more information)
Method
- If dried and soaked, cook beans until soft and reserve the cooking water.- Peel and chop the onion and carrots and wash and chop the leeks and celery.
- Soften the onion in the olive oil.
- Add the other vegetables and cook until just soft.
- Add the chopped tomatoes with the stock and a little bean water.
- Bring to the boil and then simmer until all the vegetables are cooked.
- Remove from the heat and tip in the beans.
- Season to taste.
- Stir in the basil or parsley.
- Reheat carefully and serve.
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