Bean soup with garlic

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
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PHILLY INQUIRER-----
½cupExtra virgin olive oil
6cupsCannellini beans -- canned
And
1teaspoonGarlic -- chopped
Drained
2cupsDried cannellini -- or
Other
Salt to taste
White beans -- soaked and
Cook
Fresh ground pepper to
Taste
Ed according to package
1cupBeef broth
Directions and drained --
OR
2tablespoonsParsley -- chopped

Directions

Put oil and chopped garlic in a soup pot and turn on the heat to medium.

Cook the garlic,stirring it,until it becomes colored a very pale gold.Add the drained cooked or canned beans,a pinch of salt and a few grindings of pepper.Cover and simmer gently for 5 or 6 minutes.. Take about ½ cup of beans from the pot and puree them through a food mill back into the pot,together with the broth.Simmer for 5 or 6 minutes more,taste,and correct for salt and pepper.Swirl in the chopped parsley and turn off the heat.Ladle into individual soup bowls.Makes 4 to 6 servings.. NOTE: This dish can be made thin or thick by the amount of broth added..

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