4 bacon bean soup fennel Recipes

dry white beans - i used great northern, thyme (dried), divided, sage (dried), divided, oregano (dried), divided, basil (dried), divided, rosemary (dried) broken up, divided, bay leaves, bacon grease/olive oil, carrots, sliced, stalks celery, sliced, onion, chopped, leek, trimmed, halved, and sliced, fennel bulb, chopped, garlic cloves, crushed, salt and pepper to taste (i used about 1/2 tsp and 1/4 tsp pepper sauteing veggies and added same amount to soup pot), chicken stock/water + bouillon, cooked crumbled bacon (optional), shaved parmesan cheese (optional), chopped fresh parsley (optional), lemon juice (optional), note: if you choose to use canned beans, you ll need 3 15 oz cans, drained and rinsed. in this case, your cook time will be lessened greatly and you ll skip the first series of directions. i suggest using dry b/cup they absorb more flavor as they cook and are less expensive., note: this can easily be adapted into a vegetarian recipe by substituting the chicken stock with vegetable stock and opting for olive oil. if you still want to achieve smoky flavor, add a few drops of liquid smoke to mixture (start with a bit, you can always add more).

bulk pork sausage, water, cubed cooked chicken, kidney beans, rinsed and drained, black beans, rinsed and drained, garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained, carrots, shredded, onion, chopped, dry vermouth or chicken broth, chicken bouillon granules, garlic cloves, minced, dried lavender flowers , optional, dried thyme, fennel seed, crushed, bacon strips, cooked and crumbled

bacon, chopped, leeks, sliced, garlic cloves, chopped, bacon, bones, chicken stock, butter beans, drained and rinsed, self-raising flour , sifted, fennel seeds, toasted, olive oil, warm water