Ingredients
- 500 g Dried white or yellow kidney Beans (I like Great Northern Beans) (1 lb)
- 2 whole onions, chopped (apple size)
- 5 cloves garlic, fine chopped
- 1 Beef Bouillon cube (Knorr)
- 3 medium bay leaves
- 2 Tbsp. Chopped parsley
- 2 Tbsp. tomato paste
- 2 Tbsp. caper
- 2 large carrots, scraped and sliced
- 1 large celery root, scraped and grated
- 20 whole black peppercorns
- 3 Smoked sausage, thickly sliced
- 250 g Bacon (0.5 lb) thickly sliced
- 1-1/2 tsp. salt (9 g)
- 1 Tbsp. sunflower oil (14 g)
- 1 Tbsp. butter (14 g)
- 1 tsp. paprika (sweet)
- 1 tbsp (8 g). flour, This is used at the end as a thickening ingredient
Instructions
- Pick over the Beans for bits of grit and chaff, and rinse them twice in a cold water.
- Put the Beans in a large cooking pot and cover them with water to a depth of 1 to 2 inches.
- Bring the water to a boil and then turn down the heat.
- Leave to simmer gently for half an hour.
- Remove the pot from the heat and pour in enough cold water to cover the Beans to a depth of 3 inches.
- The Beans will settle on the bottom.
- Leave them for a minute or two; then pour off the water.
- Add the onions, garlic, beef bouillon, bay leaves, parsley, tomato paste, carrot, celery, caper, and peppercorns to the Beans.
- Cover the beans with fresh water to a depth of 1 to 2 inches.
- Bring the water to a boil and then turn down the heat to simmer.
- Cook gently over very low heat for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until the Beans are soft.
- After 45 minutes of the cooking, add sliced sausages and bacon.
- At the end add the salt and prepare a liaison for the soup (browned flour).
- Heat the oil with butter until it is smoking lightly; then quickly stir in the paprika, followed by the flour.
- Keep Mixing to a thin paste.
- Add this to the soup, stirring well.
- Simmer for 5 minutes, until the soup is thick and rich.
- Bon appétit and enjoy
Notes
You will need a large cooking pot with lid. (5 Litre capacity)
Nutrition
Basis: Per serving
Calories: 2614kcal, Total Fat: 212g, Sodium: 10427mg, Carbohydrates: 63g, Fiber: 13g, Protein: 112g