Just Taking Notes
Jan. 2, 2008 - New Year's Eve Bean soup
Remember to eat poor for New Year's so you can live rich the rest of the year, right?
I need to jot down my latest favorite bean soup recipe that I came up with for our New Year's Eve Dinner. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Though name brands do not normally take the spotlight in our home, I feel that I must mention at least one in this recipe. Bush's beans. They are gas free and I love that aspect. Otherwise you can choose to soak dry beans overnight and let them sprout for a day or 2.
Ingredients
3 slices bacon
2 large carrots
2 stalks celery
1 med onion
6 cloves garlic
1lb smoked sausage
2 15oz cans Great northern beans, drained
1 15oz can black beans, drained
1 15oz can pinto beans, drained
1 28oz can diced tomatoes
2 Tbs thyme
1 Tbs oregano
1-2 tsp hickory salt or other smoke flavoring
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 qt water or broth, more or less for desired consistency
How to:
- Cook bacon in heavy bottom pot (4qt or larger) until crisp
- Remove from fat and crumble
- Saute onion in reserved fat until tender
- Add garlic, carrots and celery and cook until soft, remove from pot
- Slice smoked sausage into 1/2" rounds and cook until brown
- Return cooked vegetables, bacon, and remaining ingredients to sausage in pot
- Simmer over med heat for 30 minutes or so
- Serve with bread of your choice and lotsa hot sauce.
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Jan. 19, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Thanks!
Dianne