Homemade Bean and Bacon Soup
Nothing
warms the soul like homemade soup, and this steaming and hearty will surely be
your new favorite.
Ingredients
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup diced yellow onions
- 1 cup diced celery
- salt and pepper
- 8 oz. Jones Dairy Farm Cherry Hardwood Smoked Bacon, diced
- 3 cans (15 oz each) Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
Instructions
First, Cook
the bacon in a pot or the pot until it is crisp. Remove with a perforated spoon
on a paper towel-lined plate. Throw everything except about 2 tablespoons of
bacon fat.
Then, Add
the onion fat, carrots and celery to the hot bacon fat. Cook over medium heat
until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook an extra
minute. Stir in chicken broth and beans. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Bring to a bubble then reduce the heat to a minimum and let the soup simmer for
1 hour.
Remove half
of the soup in a blender or food processor. Treat until smooth. Return the mash
to the pot and stir in the rest of the soup. Add the tomato sauce and 3/4 of
the reserved bacon and mix. Taste and season to taste with salt and pepper. Let
the soup simmer until it is hot, about 5 minutes. Serve with the rest of the
bacon.
Happy
Cooking Time.
