Tuesdays Red Bean Soup Food

RED BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add the onions, celery, bell peppers, salt, cayenne, black pepper, and bay leaves. Cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes, or until the vegetables are wilted. Add the stock and beans, stirring to mix well. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, until the mixture is smooth and creamy, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Just before serving, add the sherry, green onions, parsley, and hot sauce. Remove the bay leaves.
• Serve hot in soup bowls.

RED BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Put the beans in a saucepan, cover with fresh water and bring to a boil.
• Boil for 10 minutes and drain.
• Set aside.
• Melt the butter in a dutch oven or very large saucepan and cook the onion, garlic, celery and carrot, covered, until softened.
• Add the beans, ham, ham bone, water, worcestershire sauce, parsley, thyme, bay leaves, lemon juice, pepper flakes, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Bring to a boil and simmer 2 hours or until beans are very soft.
• Discard the ham bone.
• Scoop out the chunks of ham and reserve.
• Press the soup through a fine sieve and return it to the saucepan.
• Discard the solids in the sieve.
• Cut the chunks of ham into small dice and add to the soup.
• Reheat, and taste and adjust the seasonings.
• Serve hot, sprinkled with a little parsley.

RED BEAN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the peppers, celery, onions and beans. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or until vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaves before serving.

FAT TUESDAY'S SKINNY RED BEANS

Steps:

• In a soup pot, saute onions and garlic in oil until onions are tender.
• Add the carrots, celery, bell pepper, oregano, thyme, basil, marjoram and crushed red-pepper. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the tomatoes, kidney beans, mustard, maple syrup and parsley. Simmer gently for 5 minutes.
• Stir in salt and pepper.
• Server as a soup in bowls or over rice.