Lettuce And Bacon Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Dissolve bouillon cubes in water; set aside.
• Cook bacon in a large Dutch oven until crisp; remove bacon, reserving 2 tbs.
• drippings in Dutch oven.
• Drain bacon on paper towels.
• Add onion and celery to drippings, and saute until transparent, stirring frequently; drain.
• Add bouillon, tomatoes, and next 6 ingredients; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 20-25 min.
• Add lettuce, and cook 2 min or until lettuce wilts.
• Top with bacon and croutons.
• Serve immediately.
• Yield: 5 cups.

Steps:

• Cook onion mixture and garlic in 2 tablespoons butter in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add coriander, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in potato, lettuce, and water and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, until potato is very tender, about 10 minutes.
• Purée soup in batches in a blender (use caution when blending hot liquids) and transfer to a 2- to 3-quart saucepan. Bring soup to a simmer, then whisk in remaining tablespoon butter and salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• In a large skillet fry the bacon until fully cooked but not crisp.
• Remove bacon and fat from skillet, then return 1/4 cup of the fat to the pan.
• Stirring constantly, add the flour and brown in fat to a deep golden brown.
• Add the water carefully as it will splatter some (I find it splatters less if I dump all the water in quickly) and stir well. Then add the milk and bring to a rolling boil stirring frequently.
• Add the lettuce and cut up bacon to the browned fat and flour mixture.
• Bring back to a rolling boil, stirring contantly.
• Add eggs to mixture making sure to stir it thoughout the soup.
• Reduce heat to low and continue to cook for about 1/2 hour (until lettuce is cooked down).

Steps:

• In a cast iron skillet (this the best but you can use any type skillet) Fry 2 lb. of bacon (to render fat, but not crisp the bacon).
• Remove bacon from skillet leaving the fat in the pan.
• Allow the fat to brown (slightly).
• For every 2 Tablespoons of browned fat rendered add 2 tablespoons of flour.
• Stirring constantly, brown flour in fat to a deep golden brown.
• Allow to cool slightly so as not to curdle the milk when added.
• Once cooled, add 1 cup of milk for ever 2 tablespoons of flour used.
• Bring to rolling boil stirring constantly.
• Add torn up lettuce and cut up bacon to the browned fat and flour mixture.
• Bring back to a rolling boil, stirring constantly.
• Add eggs to mixture making sure to stir it throughout the soup.
• Reduce heat to low and continue to cook for about 1 hour (until lettuce is cooked down).
• Salt to taste.
• Serve with a crusty French bread.

Steps:

• 1. Cut and fry bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 5 minutes, drain on paper towels. To the bacon grease in the pan add the carrots, onion, celery and garlic;sauté over medium heat until tender, about 8 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, stock, basil, orange zest, salt, sugar, and pepper.
• 2. Bring to a boil and then turn down heat, cover skillet and simmer for 30 minutes.Turn off heat and set aside to cool slightly.
• 3. Puree the mixture in small batches in a blender at high speed or in a food processor until smooth about 1 minute. Return puree to the skillet or large saucepan and cook over moderate heat until heated through about 5 minutes.
• 4. Stir in shredded lettuce and heat until lettuce is wilted about 1 minute or a little more. Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with reserved bacon , a bit of lettuce and tomato,for garnish. Enjoy!

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat butter and oil over medium heat. Add bread cubes; stir until crisp and golden brown. Remove and set aside. In the same pan, cook bacon until crisp. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup drippings; set bacon aside. , Saute celery and onion in drippings until tender. Add sugar; cook and stir for 1 minute or until sugar is dissolved. Gradually stir in flour; cook and stir for 1 minute or until blended. Add the broth, picante sauce, tomato sauce and pepper; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Just before serving, add lettuce and heat through. Sprinkle with croutons and bacon.

Steps:

• Cut up bacon and cook in large pan until crisp and transfer bacon to paper towels.
• Add carrots, onion, celery and garlic to drippings and saute over medium heat for about 8 mins, until tender.
• Stir in tomatoes, broth, basil, salt, sugar, and pepper.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 25-30 minutes.
• Remove from heat and cool--very important.
• Transfer cooled soup (do not want it steamy or the lid will fly off) to a blender and puree.
• Return to pan and cook over med heat for 5 minutes Stir in lettuce and cook 1 min or until wilted.
• Garnish with bacon and green onions.