Bean with Bacon

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Onions and celery are sauteed with bacon and added to this navy bean soup in a chicken bouillon base spiced with cloves and bay leaf.

INGREDIENTS (for 6 servings):

PREPARATION:

  • Boil the beans in 9 cups of the water and then let sit for one hour. Drain and set aside.
  • Cook the bacon to your desired texture (it can be soft or crisp, whatever you prefer) and drain except for 1/4 cup grease. Coarsly chop the bacon.
  • Add the onions and celery to the reserved grease and bacon and saute until soft, do not drain. Add the chicken base or cubes, 4 cups water, beans, bay leaf, salt, pepper, and cloves, and simmer for 2 hours.
  • Stir in the tomatoes with their juice. Serve.