Dutch Brown Bean Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Put the beans in a pan with the water and bay leaf, bring to the boil.
• Boil rapidly for 10 minutes, then simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until the beans are tender.
• Then add the leeks, carrot, potato, Worcestershire and salt and pepper, simmer for another 30 minutes.
• Taste the soup or you want to add a stock cube.
• You can puree the soup at this point, but it is nicest when you just mash the beans and potatoes a bit so it thickens.
• Add the celery leaves 5 minutes before serving.
• Other additions/fillings for the soup: left-over cooked beef or pork, tiny meatballs, slices of smoked sausage, hot sauce, ketchup.
• Fried onions and bacon for serving.

Steps:

• In a large pot, fry the bacon in the butter, then add shallots, carrot, leek & ground paprika, mixing well.
• Add beans, tomato puree, beef stock & bay leaves, then bring the soup to a boil. Reduce heat & simmer 15 minutes.
• Remove bay leaves, then season to taste with salt, pepper & Worcestershire sauce.
• With a stick blender of food processor, process the soup until somewhat smooth. Add celery leaves just before serving.

Steps:

• Rinse beans. In a Dutch oven, combine beans and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until beans wrinkle and crack, about 1-1/2 hours. Add onion, pork, salt, garlic and oregano. Simmer, covered, 1-1/2 to 2 hours, or until beans and pork are tender. Stir in tomato paste; heat through. Ladle into soup bowls. If desired, top with radishes, cabbage, peppers and sour cream.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large Dutch over over medium-high heat. Saute beef in hot oil until completely browned, about 5 minutes. Remove browned beef with a slotted spoon to a plate, retaining beef drippings in the Dutch oven.
• Saute celery and onion in the beef drippings until tender, about 5 minutes. Return beef to the Dutch oven; add water, beef broth, petite diced tomatoes, diced tomatoes, potatoes, baby carrots, garlic powder, and bay leaves.
• Place a cover on the Dutch oven, bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, remove cover from the pot, and simmer the mixture until thick, about 45 minutes.
• Stir frozen corn, frozen green beans, and hot pepper sauce into the mixture in the pot. Place cover on the pot and cook at a simmer until the corn and green beans are just cooked through, about 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Pick over the beans, rinse them, and place them in a large bowl with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and enough water to cover by 3 or 4 inches. Allow the beans to soak overnight.
• The next day, drain and rinse the beans, and place them in a large pot. Stir in the chicken broth, ham hock, black pepper, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat, and reduce the heat to a simmer.
• Simmer the beans over low heat for 4 hours, adding water occasionally if needed to keep the soupy consistency. Remove the ham hock before serving.