Name: Tuscan bean soup
Cook time: 125 min
Total time: 125 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup (300g) dried haricot beans; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 brown onion (150g), chopped coarsely; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 2 trimmed sticks celery (150g), chopped coarsely; 1 carrot (120g), chopped coarsely; 2 bacon rashers (140g), chopped coarsely; 4 ripe tomatoes (1kg), peeled, chopped coarsely; 1.5 litre (6 cups) vegetable stock; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1/4 cup fresh parsley sprigs; 1/4 cup (70g) tomato paste

Tuscan bean soup

A flavorful, deliciously textured bowl of Tuscan bean soup from Australian Women's Weekly.

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Serves 4

Cook

2H 5M

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup (300g) dried haricot beans

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 brown onion (150g), chopped coarsely

2 clove garlic, crushed

2 trimmed sticks celery (150g), chopped coarsely

1 carrot (120g), chopped coarsely

2 bacon rashers (140g), chopped coarsely

4 ripe tomatoes (1kg), peeled, chopped coarsely

1.5 litre (6 cups) vegetable stock

1 teaspoon sugar

1/4 cup fresh parsley sprigs

1/4 cup (70g) tomato paste

Method

1.Cover beans with water in large bowl; stand, covered, overnight.

2.Heat oil in large saucepan; cook onion, garlic, celery, carrot and bacon, stirring, until vegetables are just tender.

3.Add tomato; cook, stirring, about 5 minutes or until tomato is soft.

4.Stir in rinsed drained beans, stock, sugar, parsley and paste; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, about 1½ hours or until beans are tender. [Can be made a day ahead and refrigerated, covered or frozen for up to 2 months.]

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