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Soups and Starters Recipes -
Tasty Bean Soup
Recipe
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Soups and Starters
Recipes
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Tasty Bean Soup Recipe
Ingredients
Serve
4
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375 g/12 oz dried haricot beans
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1 carrot, finely chopped
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1 onion, sliced
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2 celery sticks, sliced
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125 g/4 oz smoked
sausage, diced
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400 g/13 oz can chopped tomatoes
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1 tablespoon tomato puree
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2 teaspoons sugar
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3 tablespoons olive oil
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2 shallots, finely chopped
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1 garlic clove, crushed
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1 tablespoon chopped sage
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salt and pepper
Method:
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Soak the beans overnight in cold water and
drain. Place the beans in a large pan with 1 1/2
liters/2 1/2 pints water and bring to the
boil over a medium heat.
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Boil for
1 1/2
hours, or until the beans are just tender.
Add the
carrot, onion, celery, sausage, tomatoes, tomato
puree and sugar and simmer for 20-30 minutes.
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Heat the
oil in a heavy-based pan. Add the shallots
and garlic
and fry over a low heat until golden, but not
brown.
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Add the sage and mix together. Add the
shallot mixture to the bean soup.
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Mix well with
a wooden spoon, season to taste with salt and
plenty of pepper, then pour into warmed
individual serving bowls.
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