Bean soup is prepared both from dried beans and canned products. There is nothing complicated in the recipes, and even a beginner can cope with the preparation. Preparation of products will take no more than 20 minutes, except for the soaking time of the beans. How to soak beans so that it boils well, and also what options for combining products in bean soup can be used, read below.
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How to choose and soak beans for soup?
When buying beans in packaged packages, be sure to pay attention to its integrity and the presence of powdered crumbs - if there are holes in the grains and crumbs, then the beans are undermined by bugs.
Depending on the variety, beans can be quickly digested or long. In the first case, it can be soaked for an hour, changing the water 1 time. In the second - at least 4 hours, changing the water at least once an hour. Some housewives soak the beans, leaving them in cold water all night.
Soaking is necessary to remove protein from legumes, which creates a favorable, acidic environment for bacteria. Therefore, water needs to be changed several times in order to wash off the acid and the beans cooked well. Experienced chefs recommend adding a few pinches of soda during soaking to quench acidity, if it is not possible to change water frequently. Before cooking, the beans must be rinsed to wash off the remaining soda.
Classic Bean Soup - A Step-by-Step Recipe
Bean soup made from red beans turns bright, hearty, fragrant.
The following list of products is required for this dish:
- beans - 500 gr;
- potatoes - 3 large tubers;
- carrots - 2 units;
- onion - 1 unit;
- bay leaf - 1;
- onion feathers - 30 gr;
- parsley - 3 branches;
- salt, pepper - to taste;
- some oil.
We wash the beans several times, soak for 4 hours in cold water. Then boil for half an hour, detecting the time after boiling water. Salt to taste, put a lavrushka.
We clean the vegetables. Cut the potatoes into a cube and add to the beans. Cook with a quarter of an hour.
Cut the carrots into strips, and the onion into a small cube. We make frying out of them. Spread in the soup, cook for another ten minutes, do not forget to season.
Meanwhile, chop the herbs and add to the soup. After a few minutes, turn off, let it brew for a quarter of an hour and serve.
On a note. If desired, you can mix different types of beans - red, black, white.
With meat
The nutritious soup with meat and beans will undoubtedly be appreciated by all men.
Soup will warm and saturate anyone in the winter season, and it is prepared from the following products:
- red beans - 250 gr;
- potatoes - 3-4 units;
- onion - 2 small ones;
- carrots - 1 medium;
- water - 2 l;
- pork - 500 gr;
- garlic - 3 cloves;
- Lavrushka - 1 leaf;
- salt and pepper.
Soaked beans set to cook, adding a lavrushka, salt. While the water is boiling, rinse the meat tenderloin and cut it into small slices. 30-45 minutes after boiling, spread the meat to the beans, cook for another half hour.
Meanwhile, peel and chop the vegetables. From carrots, garlic and onions we make a passer.
We cut the potatoes not very large, add to the soup, cook for another 15 minutes, then put the frying out, turn it off after 5 minutes. Serve with chopped fresh herbs.
A simple option in a multicooker
Preparing bean soup in a slow cooker is not difficult.
Preparing the first dish of the following products:
- beans - 150 gr;
- potatoes - 450 g;
- onions and carrots - 1 each;
- greenery;
- tomato paste - 1.5 table. l .;
- fast. oil - a spoon;
- chicken - 400 gr;
- garlic - a pair of cloves;
- peppercorns;
- salt.
Prepare passerovka on the program "Frying" for 4 minutes. Pour in hot water, put soaked beans, chopped potatoes, chicken (it is recommended to use fillet sliced in slices), salt, add pepper. Cook in the “Soup” mode for one and a half hours. 10 minutes before the end of cooking, put the paste, lavrushka and squeeze the garlic.
White Bean Soup with Mushrooms and Bacon
- white beans - 1 cup;
- carrot - 1 average;
- onion - 1 small;
- water - 2.5-3 l;
- parsley root - 1 small;
- champignons - 300 gr;
- boiled-smoked bacon - 120-150 g;
- Lavrushka - 1 leaf;
- salt, pepper, turmeric (pinch).
Prepare the beans. While it is soaked, wash the mushrooms and cut them into a cube. We clean the onions, cut into small cubes and fry in oil for a couple of minutes. Then add mushrooms to it. We fry until the liquid from the mushrooms is completely evaporated.
Meanwhile, three carrots on a coarse grater, fry in oil separately from other components. We put the water to boil, put in it the washed root and lavrushka. After boiling, cook for about half an hour. Then take out the spine.
Cut the bacon into thin slices and fry until browned in oil. Put the washed beans in water and cook for 40 minutes. Next, add the potatoes, peeled and diced, after a third of an hour - roast, bacon and mushrooms.
Tuscan recipe
- garlic - 5 cloves;
- onion - 1 small;
- canned beans - 3 cans;
- olive oil. - 2 table. l .;
- red pepper in cereal - 1 teaspoon. l .;
- oregano - 2 tea l .;
- dry white wine - ¾ cup;
- canned tomatoes. in pieces - 1 can;
- broth or water - 6 cups;
- kale cabbage - 1 bunch;
- basil - a pair of twigs;
- drain. oil - 4 tables. l .;
- peeled shrimp - 650 gr;
- parsley is fresh. - 5-7 branches;
- Parmesan cheese - 150-200 gr.
For cooking, it is recommended to use a stewpan or pan with a thick bottom. In warmed olives. fry the chopped onion and garlic for several minutes in oil.Then put the pasta, spices, and cook for a couple of minutes, stirring with a spatula. Add wine, cook over low heat until half the liquid has evaporated. Put the tomatoes and mix.
Rinse beans from juice, put in frying. Add water or broth, mix everything thoroughly and cook under the lid for 20-25 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
In a separate frying pan, while preparing the soup, prepare the shrimp: fry chopped greens and shrimps in butter, add a little salt. For the shrimp to be ready, 4-5 minutes are enough. Leave aside.
Rinse the cabbage, pick in small pieces, chop the basil. Transfer everything to soup, mix and continue cooking for a few more minutes.
Put the soup in the soup bowl, lay the shrimp on top and sprinkle with cheese.
White Bean Soup with Smoked Sausage
White bean soup with aroma and smoked smack is an interesting option for replacing the hodgepodge.
We recommend you try:
- 250 grams of beans;
- 300 gr smoked brisket;
- 300 gr smoked sausages;
- half fork of chinese cabbage;
- a pair of garlic cloves;
- 1 tsp Paprika
- salt pepper.
Soak beans, rinse before cooking.
Cut the sausages into circles, the brisket into cubes. Chop cabbage.
Boil the beans for 40 minutes, add cabbage, after a third of an hour - sausages, spices, grated garlic. Cook another 15 minutes. Sprinkle with herbs before serving.
With canned beans in chicken stock
You can cook bean soup on pre-prepared chicken broth. For cooking, you can choose one of the above recipes, but use broth instead of water. The soup is fragrant, light enough, but hearty at the same time.
