Butter Bean, Leek and Bacon Soup

Soak the beans overnight by covering them with cold water, or you can boil them for 10 minutes then leave them to soak for 2 hours before making the soup. Whichever way you choose do remember to drain them off before cooking.

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INGREDIENTS

Preparation Before Cooking
Preferably soak the beans overnight by covering them with cold water and drain them before use.

Start by cleaning and finely chopping the vegetables. This part is rather tedious, it takes quite a while to chop the the veg, but it is worthwhile as it takes less time for the soup to cook.

Special Cooking Equipment
None required for this recipe.

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COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

Now, heat up one of the tablespoons of oil in a medium pan and cook the bacon for about 5 minutes till it is lightly crispy and golden brown.

The next step is to add the bay leaf, 1½ pints (1 litre) of water to the pan along with the soaked butter beans.

Bring the mixture to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer for approximately 25 minutes or until the beans are tender.  Skim off any scum that appears on the surface.

Heat the butter and the rest of the oil in another saucepan and add the remaining chopped vegetables.  Stir well and coat everything in the butter and oil and cook over a low heat for about 10 minutes until they are soft.

  

Tip everything into one pan and mix together well, throwing away the bay leaf. Next add the garlic, cover and simmer for a further 10 minutes until the beans and vegetables are really soft.  Mash the beans against the side of the pan with a fork, this allows the beans to thicken the soup.  Pour in the milk and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and stir well.

  

Serve immediately and sprinkle the top with freshly chopped parsley. Absolutely delicious with warm crusty bread.

  

How's this for a recommendation from our 7 years old tester. He's never had this before but he lapped it up and came back for seconds!!

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	13 January 2011	From: Not Given
I like it coz it's simple.

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