Bean Soup With Frankfurters
Serves:
Ingredients:
1
lb
Navy beans; dried
8
c
Water
3
c
Beef broth
1
Carrot; chopped
1
Celery stalk; chopped
4
Bacon; strips, cubed
2
Onions; small, chopped
1
ts
Salt
1/4
ts
Pepper; white
6
Frankfurters, sliced *
2
tb
Parsley; chopped
Method:
* Note: Use the real Frankfurters in this recipe and not the hot dogs! Soak beans overnight.
In a 3-quart saucepan bring beans, water and beef froth to a boil.
Cook for about 1 hour.
Add carrot and celery and continue cooking for 30 minutes.
In a separate frypan cook the bacon until transparent.
Add the onions; cook until golden.
Set aside.
Mash soup through a sieve or food mill.
Return to pan and add the bacon onion mixture, salt and pepper.
Add frankfurters; reheat about 5 minutes.
Sprinkle soup with chopped parsley and serve.