Homemade Bean and Bacon Soup
User Reviews
4.8
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr 15 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
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Servings
4 servings
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Course
Soup
Homemade Bean and Bacon Soup
Description
This soup begins by rendering diced cherry hardwood smoked bacon until crisp, leaving behind flavorful fat used to sauté aromatic vegetables such as onion, carrot, celery, and garlic. The mixture is cooked until vegetables begin to soften. Beans and chicken broth are added to form the soup base, seasoned with salt and pepper. After an hour-long simmer to meld flavors, half of the soup is pureed, returning a creamy consistency without losing the heartiness of whole beans and vegetables.
Tomato sauce adds acidity and richness to deepen the flavor. Nearly all the cooked bacon is stirred back into the soup, leaving some aside for garnish. The final simmer after combining enriches the texture and warmth. The result is a hearty, comforting soup with a balanced smoky, savory, and slightly tangy profile, ideal for casual meals or cooler days.
Ingredients
- 8 oz. cherry hardwood smoked bacon diced, Jones Dairy Farm brand
- 1 cup onion yellow, diced
- 1 cup carrot diced
- 1 cup celery diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 3 cans 15 oz each Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
- salt
- black pepper
- 1 can 8 oz tomato sauce
Instructions
- Cook the bacon in a soup pot or Dutch oven until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel lined plate. Discard all but about 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease.
- To the hot bacon grease, add the onions, carrots and celery. Cook over medium heat until they start to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook an additional minute. Stir in the chicken broth and beans. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Bring to a bubble then reduce the heat to low and let the soup simmer for 1 hour.
- Remove half of the soup to a blender or food processor. Process until smooth. Return the puree to the soup pot and stir into the remaining soup. Add the tomato sauce and 3/4 of the reserved bacon and stir to combine. Taste and season to taste with salt and pepper. Let the soup simmer until it is heated through, about 5 minutes. Serve topped with the remaining bacon.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.8
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