Bean and Bacon Soup with Fresh Greens
Ingredients
| 1 lb dried black beans | ||
| 3 quarts water or chicken stock | ||
| 8 slices bacon diced | ||
| large hand full of collard greens or kale, cleaned and cut into pieces | ||
| 3 cups chopped onions | ||
| 2 cups diced potatoes | ||
| 2 cups diced celery | ||
| 1 cup sliced carrots | ||
| 5 cups chicken stock | ||
| kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste | ||
| 1 bay leaf |
This a hearty stick to your ribs soup with beans, bacon and vegetables. This is not the stuff that you find in a can.
Directions:
- Combine beans and water in a stock pot.
- Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat, cover and let stand for 1 hour. Then drain
- Fry bacon until crisp. Remove from skillet and add to soup pot.
- Add the chicken stock. Add more stock if necessary
- Cook onions in bacon drippings until soft.
- Add to soup along with bacon drippings.
- Add greens to soup.
- Bring soup to a boil and simmer covered for 1 hour.
- Add remaining ingredients.
- Simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes,
- Remove bay leaf and serve.
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