Bean And Bacon Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb dried navy beans (soaked in water overnight or quick soak method)
• 6 slices bacon, from butcher chopped in pieces (thick slices)
• 1/3 cup chopped celery
• 1/3 cup chopped carrot
• 1/3 cup choppeed onion
• 5 cups chicken stock or 5 cups beef stock
• celery salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon in soup pot till browned but still limp.
• 2 remove bacon from pan and reserve two tablespoons bacon fat.
• 3 cook carrots,onions, and celery in bacon fat over medium heat till soft.
• 4 add beans and broth to soup pot with bacon and veggies.
• 5 bring to boil and turn heat down to simmer for 1/1/2 hours.
• 6 season with celery salt and pepper and serve with crusty bread and butter.