Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, navy bean & bacon soup. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
The navy bean, haricot, pearl haricot bean, Boston bean, white pea bean, or pea bean is a variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) native to the Americas, where it was domesticated. It is a dry white bean that is smaller than many other types of white beans, and has an oval. These small white beans are perfect for making baked beans.
Navy Bean & Bacon Soup is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Navy Bean & Bacon Soup is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have navy bean & bacon soup using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Navy Bean & Bacon Soup:
- Take 1 lb dried navy beans
- Get 12 oz thick cut bacon - slices cut across to 1/2" strips
- Get 1 medium yellow onion - diced
- Make ready 1 tsp garlic powder
- Prepare 2 tsp dried parsley
- Make ready 6 cups water
- Get 1 cup diced carrots
- Make ready to taste salt and pepper
Navy beans are a common type of bean native to the Americas. They are small, dry, white, and have a somewhat flattened oval shape. Popular preparations for navy beans include baked bean dishes, pies. Navy beans may seem ordinary or unimpressive, but they hold a number of health benefits for us, including their ability to boost cognition and memory, protect the heart, optimize digestion.
Instructions to make Navy Bean & Bacon Soup:
- Sort beans to remove any broken/bad beans or other abnormalities. Such as what is pictured here.
- Soak beans using one of the 2 following methods. Overnight: Place beans in a large bowl with 6-8 cups cold water and allow to soak at least 12 hrs. OR Quick Soak (which I prefer): Place beans in large pot (about 6 quart size). Add 6-8 cups cold water. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Boil 2 minutes. Turn off heat, cover, let sit 1-2 hrs. Drain and rinse beans in a large colander. Set aside. Do not save soak water.
- If you quick soaked just rinse the pot you used. Place pot on stove over medium-high heat. When hot add all of bacon. Cook until browned and crisp, stirring occasionally.
- Add onion, garlic powder, and parsley (do not remove bacon or drain fat). Cook 2 minutes more stirring constantly. Return beans to pot. Add 6 cups cold water. Stir to combine. Do NOT add any salt or pepper yet.
- Bring to a boil for about 2 minutes. Cover with lid slightly offset to vent. Reduce heat to medium low. Simmer until beans are tender, about 2 hrs, adding carrots in last 30 minutes. Check and stir occasionally.
- When beans are tender use a slotted spoon to transfer about 1/2 cup to a medium bowl. Mash beans with fork and stir back into soup. Add salt and pepper to taste at this time (I went with a heaping tsp of salt and 1/4 tsp pepper). Serve with cornbread if desired. Enjoy!
- See notes below ⤵
- For those who do not know, the primary reason for not salting beans as they cook is because the added salt has the tendency to prevent the beans from becoming tender. I'm personally not sure of the exact reason, but I do know from personal experience that this is accurate so I always salt beans after they are tender.
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