Tomato Soup With White Beans And Bacon Food

TOMATO, BACON & BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Cook the onion and bacon until the onion is softened.
• Add the garlic and cook for another couple of minutes.
• Add the tomatoes and break them up in the pan.
• Add the chicken stock and herbs and simmer for about 20 minutes.
• Remove the herb sprigs, add the beans and cook for about 5 more minutes to heat through.
• Add the Tabasco and pepper to taste.
• Sprinkle liberally with chopped parsley.
• Serve with shaved parmesan and crusty bread.

TOMATO SOUP WITH WHITE BEAN AND BACON

Steps:

• Cook bacon on medium heat in a large saucepan until lightly browned and fat is rendered. Use a slotted spoon to remove bacon from the pan. Set on a plate lined with a paper towel.
• Add the chopped onion to the pot, cook in the bacon fat on medium heat until soft. Add the minced garlic and cook a minute more. Add the chopped peeled potatoes and cook a few minutes more.
• Add the tomatoes and chicken broth. Cook until potatoes are cooked through, about 20 minutes (or longer).
• Stir in the brown sugar. Add half of the beans to the mixture. Use an immersion blender to blend about half of the soup mixture (or blend half of the soup in a standing blender and return to the pot).
• Add bacon to the soup and the rest of the beans. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve with crusty bread.

HAM, WHITE BEAN AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until just crisp, turning several times, about 4 minutes; remove bacon, crumble and set aside.
• Add onion and celery to skillet; cook until softened, about 5 minutes; stir in garlic, cook 1 minute; stir in spinach, cook until wilted, about 2 minutes.
• Season with red pepper flakes, allspice, salt and black pepper; add chicken broth, tomatoes, beans, ham, sage, thyme and parsley; cook until flavors blend about 20 minutes.