Bean Soup
Ingredients
200 g sugar beans
3 mutton or pork shanks or 1 ham bone with some meat on it
3 rashers rindless bacon, finely chopped
1.5 litres cold water
30 ml butter or margarine
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
1 medium carrot, thinly sliced
15 ml salt
2 ml milled pepper
3 mutton or pork shanks or 1 ham bone with some meat on it
3 rashers rindless bacon, finely chopped
1.5 litres cold water
30 ml butter or margarine
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
1 medium carrot, thinly sliced
15 ml salt
2 ml milled pepper
Methods/steps
Cover beans with cold water and soak overnight
Bring the meat, bacon and water to boil in a large saucepan then cover and simmer till the meat is tender
Saute the onion, celery and carrot in butter in a frying pan for 3 minutes
When the meat is tender add the saute'd vegetables and the beans and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes more
Remove the meat and bones, discard the bones and cube the meat
Puree the remains of the saucepan and add the cubed meat
Add salt and pepper, boil and serve
Bring the meat, bacon and water to boil in a large saucepan then cover and simmer till the meat is tender
Saute the onion, celery and carrot in butter in a frying pan for 3 minutes
When the meat is tender add the saute'd vegetables and the beans and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes more
Remove the meat and bones, discard the bones and cube the meat
Puree the remains of the saucepan and add the cubed meat
Add salt and pepper, boil and serve
Additional Tips
With thanks from www.funkymunky.co.za
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