Bean and Bacon Soup

Title:
Bean and Bacon Soup

Yield:
8 Servings

Categories:
Beans,
Soups




Ingredients:





     2 c  Pinto beans (dried)


     1 ts Salt


   1/2 ts Pepper


     4    Bacon slices, cut in squares


     4    Carrots, chopped


     4    Celery stalks, chopped


   1/2 ts Thyme (dried)


     1    Garlic clove, minced


     4 oz Can of tomato paste


     2 tb Olive oil


     1    Onion, chopped


     1 tb Wine vinegar






 The approximate cooking time is 3 hours.


 


 Cover the washed beans with 6-8 cups of water and bring to a boil. Reduce


 heat, cover and boil gently for 1 hour and then simmer while still covered.


 Stir about every 15 minutes for the ENTIRE time the beans are cooking.


 


 After the beans have been cooking for about 1 hour and 45 minutes chop the


 onion and celery and carrots. Slice the four slices of bacon into 1"


 squares.  Saute the onion, celery and bacon squares in the olive oil for


 about 10 minutes.  Add to the beans along with the thyme, chopped carrots


 and tomato paste.  Simmer uncovered for another hour until the beans are


 tender and slightly mash the beans. Add the salt, pepper and wine vinegar


 before serving. Submitted By JSCHLANK@PACIFICNET.NET On THU, 21 DEC 1995


 200833 -0500


 


 From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini