How to cook bean soup

In cooking, there is a large number of dishes using legumes, but the most common is bean soup. Many cooks with a light name make it a masterpiece.

How to cook bean soup to make itcomponents did not lose their nutritional properties, but it had an amazing taste? Before you cook such a dish you need to decide on the choice of this type of beans. For the first dish, it is better to take ordinary white beans. Here are some tips for using it:

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  beans should be stored in a clean dry place attemperature not higher than 100С. The most suitable place is the refrigerator door. That this product has not deteriorated, it is necessary to put in a storage tank for the chives of garlic;


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  beans must be soaked before cookingcold water for several hours, ideally - at night. So she will cook faster. Another secret of this procedure is that the water dissolves the components that slow down the process of digestion and promote gas generation. It is for this reason that the beans must be washed before cooking;


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  Do not salt the beans at the very beginning of the cooking. So they will cook for a long time. Make it better 30-40 minutes after boiling;


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  If you want to eat liquid bean soup, make sure that it is not digested. Otherwise, you will get soup-mashed potatoes.

Recipe of bean soup with meat

Ingredients:

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  500-600 g of beef or pork (preferably on bones)


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  250g of white beans


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  4-5 pcs. medium potatoes


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  2 carrots


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  1 onion


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  1-2 tbsp. tomato paste (optional)


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  1 bay leaves


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  50 g of vegetable or olive oil for frying


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  greenery


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  Pepper, salt and other spices - to taste

Preparation of soup:

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  Meat should be washed and poured with four liters of water;


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  after which we put the meat on the fire;


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  after removing the foam, add the beans to the broth, washed after soaking;


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  we cook 1-1,5 hours. At this time, we cut potatoes and one carrot into cubes or semirings. The second carrot is grinded on a grater and fried onion in a frying pan with finely chopped onions. If desired, put tomato paste in the frying pan;


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  When the beans are almost ready, we separate the meat from the bone, cut it into portions and return it back to the pan;


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  salt and throw there raw vegetables, and after 15 minutes and roast;


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  cook another 5 minutes;


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  before turning off add laurel leaves and black ground pepper;


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  we serve with greens.

Bean soup with meat is ready.

In our time,Green string beans that do not require pre-soaking. Keep this type of beans better in the freezer. In the first dishes, it fits well with cauliflower, zucchini or broccoli. Such a vegetable soup of green beans will become a favorite for vegetarians. To facilitate the work in the kitchen, the hostesses often use a microwave oven. From the canned beans, the finished broth and the vegetables you have chosen, you can cook a delicious soup with beans. The cooking process will take no more than 20 minutes. There are many different recipes, do not be afraid to experiment, choose only useful products and a pleasant appetite for you!