Bone Broth Vegetable Soup

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4.7

18 reviews
Excellent
  • Prep Time

    30 mins

  • Cook Time

    2 hrs

  • Total Time

    2 hrs 30 mins

  • Servings

    6 servings

  • Calories

    250 kcal

  • Course

    Soup

  • Cuisine

    Romanian

Bone Broth Vegetable Soup

This bone broth vegetable soup with white beans, bacon, and tarragon is a comforting, warming soup for cold days.

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Ingredients

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Cook the beans:

  • 1 ¼ cup White beans 250 g, Note 1
  • 1 onion
  • 2 bay leaves

Make the soup:

  • 1 onion
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 small piece celeriac or 2 celery sticks
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 3.5 oz Bacon chopped or pancetta, 100 g
  • 2-4 potatoes depending on size
  • 2 cups bean cooking water 500 ml, Note 2
  • 4 cups beef bone broth 1 liter, Note 3
  • 1 teaspoon dried tarragon Note 4
  • 1 teaspoon dried lovage
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme or savory
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1-3 tablespoons white wine vinegar to taste
  • fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
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Instructions

Beans:

  1. Soak beans: Rinse the beans and place them in a large bowl. Cover them with water and soak them overnight. Rinse them again, place them in a large pot, and cover them with plenty of water. 1 ¼ cup white beans/ 250 g
  2. Cook the beans: Add the halved onion and the bay leaves, and bring to a boil. Cook for about 1 hour or until the beans are soft. The cooking time will depend on the size and age of the beans, so keep checking. Drain the beans, but keep the cooking water. Discard the onion and the bay leaves.1 onion + 2 bay leaves

Soup:

  1. Chop the onion finely and dice the carrot, celeriac/celery sticks, and red bell pepper.1 onion + 1 carrot + 1 small piece celeriac + 1 red bell pepper
  2. Saute: Heat the oil in the pot. Add the chopped bacon and cook it gently until it renders the fat. Add the vegetables and cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes until they start to soften.1 tablespoon vegetable oil + 3.5 oz bacon / 100 g
  3. Simmer: In the meantime, chop the potatoes into small cubes. Add the potatoes to the soup, stir for about 2 minutes more, then add the cooking water from the beans and the beef bone broth. Add all the dried herbs and the cooked beans. Cover and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer gently until all the vegetables are soft (check the potatoes), about 20 minutes or so.2-4 potatoes + 2 cups bean cooking water/ 500 ml + 4 cups beef bone broth/ 1 liter + beans + 1 teaspoon dried tarragon + 1 teaspoon dried lovage + 1 teaspoon dried thyme + 1 bay leaf
  4. Adjust the taste with salt, pepper, and white wine vinegar (Note 4).fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper + 1-3 tablespoons white wine vinegar

Notes

  • Start with one tablespoon, taste the soup, and continue adding more, a little at a time, until the soup tastes to your liking. I do like mine rather sour, so I sometimes end up adding 4 or 5 tablespoons of vinegar.
  • Beans: Alternatively, you can use canned beans, about 2-3 cans or 1.5 oz/ 650-700 g. 
  • Bean cooking broth: If you don't have any, use more beef bone broth. If you have more bean cooking broth, you can use it all for the soup and adjust the beef broth quantity accordingly.
  • Broth: You can also use regular beef broth to make this soup.
  • Pickled tarragon: I pickle tarragon leaves every summer, but as I assume that most of you don't do that, use dried or fresh tarragon for the soup and white wine vinegar to sour the soup. If you are using pickled tarragon, leave out the dried tarragon and add the finely chopped pickled tarragon at the end of the cooking process. Use the pickling vinegar to sour the soup. Start with one tablespoon, taste the soup, and continue adding more, a little at a time, until the soup tastes to your liking. I do like mine rather sour, so I sometimes end up adding 4 or 5 tablespoons of vinegar.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1/6 of the dish Calories 250kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 29g (10%) Protein 14g (28%) Fat 9g (14%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Polyunsaturated Fat 3g Monounsaturated Fat 3g Trans Fat 0.04g Cholesterol 11mg (4%) Sodium 203mg (8%) Potassium 722mg (21%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 4g (8%) Vitamin A 2351IU (47%) Vitamin C 44mg (49%) Calcium 72mg (7%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 250 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1/6 of the dish
Calories 250kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 29g 10%
Protein 14g 28%
Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g 18%
Monounsaturated Fat 3g 15%
Trans Fat 0.04g 2%
Cholesterol 11mg 4%
Sodium 203mg 8%
Potassium 722mg 15%
Fiber 6g 24%
Sugar 4g 8%
Vitamin A 2351IU 47%
Vitamin C 44mg 49%
Calcium 72mg 7%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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