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Portuguese White Bean Soup

 

Recipe By : Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Vegan Soups & Stews

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 cup onion -- chopped

1 clove garlic -- minced

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 medium red bell pepper

- or yellow bell pepper

1 bay leaf

1 pinch salt

1/2 teaspoon fennel -- ground

1 medium potato

2 tablespoons dry sherry

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

2 cups vegetable stock

2 cups canned white beans -- undrained

- (16-ounce can)

ground black pepper -- to taste

chopped parsley -- fresh

 

In a soup pot, saute' the onions and garlic in the olive oil,

stirring often, for about 5 minutes or until the onions soften. While

the onions saute, chop the bell pepper. Add the bay leaf, salt,

fennel, and bell peppers to the pot, and continue to cook for about 5

minutes, stirring regularly. Cube the potato and add to the pot along

with the sherry, lemon juice, and stock or water. Cover and simmer

for 10 to 15 minutes, until the potatoes are tender. Stir in the

beans and gently reheat.

 

Add black pepper to taste. Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.

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Per serving: 1498 Calories; 38g Fat (23% calories from fat); 54g

Protein; 236g Carbohydrate; 5mg Cholesterol; 3474mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 14 Starch/Bread; 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Vegetable; 7 Fat

 

NOTES : A rustic, hearty soup that's quick and delicious. It tastes

even better

after sitting for a few hours or overnight and can be enhanced by the

addition of

Seasoned Temper (page 85 of Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home.)

 

 

 

 

 

Her modifications:

 

 

 

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Ellen C.

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