Fassoulatha White Bean Soup Food

FASOLATHA

Steps:

• Rinse and strain soaked beans. Place in a large saucepan, and cover with water. Boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Drain, discarding the water.
• Cover the beans with 3 cups water, and bring to a boil. Add onions, carrots, celery, tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, thyme, olive oil, and salt and pepper. Cover. Cook for about 50 to 60 minutes, until the beans are soft. Mix the parsley.
• If using a pressure cooker, cook all ingredients except parsley for 3 to 4 minutes under 15 pounds pressure. Stir in parsley.

FASOLATHA - WHITE BEAN AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Half fill a cooking pot with water and add the beans. Bring to a boil over high heat. Cook for 3-4 minutes and then drain beans in a strainer.
• Add all ingredients except the fresh tomato, tomato paste and olive oil in a cooking pot.
• Pour in 3 liters of water and bring to a boil over hight heat.
• Reduce heat to medium and simmer until beans get cooked and tender. It may take up to 2 hours depending on the variety of beans.
• Add the fresh tomato, tomato paste and olive oil. Make sure there is enough water as to cover the beans by 1/3. Season with salt and pepper.
• Cook for about 30 minutes more until soup gets nice and thick stirring occasionally so it won't stick to the bottom of the pot.

WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Saute garlic and onion until tender, approximately 5 minutes. Stir in carrot and corn, season with salt and pepper, and cook another 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in chicken broth, beans, tomatoes, thyme, savory, and parsley, and bring to a low boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook approximately one hour.
• Separate soup into 2 equal portions, and allow to cool to room temperature. Once cooled, puree half of the batch in a blender or food processor until smooth. Return both batches to the stockpot, and heat until warmed through. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper as needed. Serve hot.

FASOLATHA (GREEK BEAN SOUP)

Steps:

• Soak the beans in water over night.
• Strain the water and place the beans in a pot with new water.
• Bring to a boil, remove from heat; strain water.
• Replace the beans, add the rest of the ingredients and enough water to cover all the ingredients and simmer covered for an hour.

FASSOULATHA

Steps:

• Drain beans and cook them, covered, in a large pot of boiling water until tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Drain.
• Heat oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Sauté onions, celery and carrots for 3 to 5 minutes. Add water, the cooked beans, tomatoes, oregano, salt, cayenne and pepper. Simmer vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings.