BEAN CHINESE SOUP

Do you know that we can make delicious soup with beans? All kinds of beans are good to make a tasty soup: black, white, navy or pinto.

The following are some bean soup recipes you can try on. You won’t be disappointed.

First, you can try this white bean recipe: rinse and soak beans overnight in cold water; cook bacon in stockpot over medium-low heat until crispy and remove; increase heat to medium; then add onion, celery and garlic to the bacon fat and sauté; add beans, chicken broth and bay leaf; simmer until beans are tender, about 2 hours; when beans are cooked, remove bay leaf and discard; then puree 1/4 cup of the soup in blender and return to pot; season with lemon the juice, pepper and salt. And serve with Parmesan cheese.

Now, here is the black bean soup recipe: heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large saucepan over medium/low heat; add onion, celery, carrot, bell pepper, and garlic to the oil and simmer slowly for 15 minutes; while you cook the veggies, pour and rinse the canned beans; put 3 cups of beans into a food processor with 1 cup of chicken stock; puree on high speed until smooth; when the veggies are ready, pour the pureed beans, the whole beans, the rest of the chicken stock, and every other ingredient, to the pot; boil the mixture, then reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 1 hour.

And you can eat!

You may also find interesting to try on the bean and ham soup recipe, really delicious and very filling, or the navy bean or the pinto bean soup recipe. If you still want to go with originality, you can do the navy bean soup recipe: put together beans, water, tomatoes, onion, celery, garlic, ham, bouillon, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, garlic, and bay leaf in a stock pot; bring to a boil; lower heat, cover, and simmer for two hours; then add additional water; season with salt and pepper and simmer for an additional two hours; discard bay leaf; and the soup is ready to be served.