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Hearty country soup

Prep

15-30 mins

Total

1 HR 15 MIN

Servings

6 Servings

Hearty country soup

Ingredients

  • 400

    g

    Smoked bacon bones

  • 1

    Onion, peeled and quartered

  • 4

    Celery stalks, roughly chopped

  • 1

    Bay leaf

  • 1/2

    cup

    Soup mix or split peas

  • 3

    cups

    Vegetables, roughly diced, e.g. carrots, celery, parsnip, swede, onion

  • 1

    can

    400 g Craig's Cannellini Beans, drained

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    To make the stock, heat a large pan with a dash of oil and brown the bacon bones. Add the onion, celery and carrot and sauté for 3-4 minutes before adding 4 cups of water and the bay leaf. Bring to the boil and simmer for 30-40 minutes. Strain the stock, reserving the liquid for the soup. Remove the meat left on the bacon bones to add to the soup. Discard vegetables and bay leaf.

  2. Step 2

    Place the stock, an extra 4 cups water and soup mix or split peas into a large saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes. Add reserved meat and diced vegetables, season with salt and pepper and continue cooking for 10-15 minutes. Lastly, add the cannellini beans and cook for another 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender and beans are heated through.

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