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This hearty soup is perfect for chilly winter days
serves 8
Ingredients
- 500 g bacon bones
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 brown onion, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 3 carrots, diced
- 3 stalks celery, finely sliced
- 2 zucchini, chopped
- 400 g can crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup chicken stock
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 400 g can cannelini beans
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley & marjoram
Method
Place bacon bones into a large saucepan over a medium heat and brown all over.
Reduce heat and add olive oil, onion, garlic, carrots, celery and zucchini. Gently cook the vegetables for 15 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, chicken stock and enough water to cover the soup. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper - remembering with the bacon bones you may not need extra salt. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 45 minutes. Add the strained and rinsed cannelini beans along with the chopped herbs. Cook for a further 20 minutes.
Made this soup last night. I minced the vegetables in the food processor (I prefer them that way). It was lovely. The intention was to put it in containers in the freezer but it has just about all gone.