Cannellini Bean Soup

"We eat a lot of bean based soups in this house and I am always looking for another one to try. Cannellini beans are some of my favorites so I had to grab this recipe when I saw it in the Winter 2008 copy of the BBC Easy Cook magazine. The recipe states that it is suitable for freezing."
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Fry the shallots, garlic, carrot, celery, leeks and bacon in the oil for 7 minutes, until softened but not brown.
  • Pour in the stock and add the bay leaves and oregano.
  • Season and bring to the boil, cover the pan and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
  • Tip in the beans, re-cover and simmer for a further 5 minutes.
  • Swirl the chopped parsley into the soup.
  • Serve sprinkled with a little extra parsley.

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  1. I made this for my family for lunch today and we all loved it. I used an onion rather than shallots and I can never find shallots where I live. I also cooked the soup for at least another 15 minutes after I added the beans. I just wanted the beans to really blend in well and help flavour the soup a little. All in all, a lovely soup recipe. Thanks!
     
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