Tuscan bean soups are normally comprised of cannellini beans, garlic, celery, carrots, onions and seasonings. While there are a huge amount of discretionary include in's, for example, kale, Italian frankfurter or potatoes, this Tuscan bean soup also includes salty, fresh bacon for a dash of substantial extravagance.
This Tuscan bean soup is luxurious and smooth in surface from the dash of cream, and in the event that you puree it, from the beans too. The diced and rendered bacon conveys salty, appetizing flavor and the expansion of crisp rosemary gives natural undercurrents.
The veggies include a profundity of flavor and assist you with staying aware of your solid new year's goals, while the parmesan cheddar includes that last bit of adoration and Je-ne-sais-quoi. Tuscan bean soup is typically presented with toasted, dried up Tuscan bread, anyway you can serve this soup with a craftsman bread wanted.
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This recipe is pressed with surface and flavor! Made in only one pot and prepared quickly or less, this Tuscan soup is a café quality dish you can undoubtedly make from the solace of your own home!
Ingredients
- 10 strips Bacon – diced
- 2 large Shallots – peeled & small dice (about 1 1/2 cup)
- 3 medium Carrot – peeled & small dice (about 3/4 cup)
- 3 medium Celery – small dice (about 3/4 cup)
- 4 small cloves Garlic – peeled & minced*
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- ¾ tsp Kosher Salt
- heaping 1/4 tsp Pepper
- ½ cup White Wine
- 4 Cups Reduced sodium Chicken Stock (can substitute vegetable stock)
- 2 (14.5 oz) cans Cannellini Beans UNDRAINED (can substitute great northern beans)*
- 2 sprigs fresh Rosemary
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1 Parmesan Cheese Rind (optional)
- ¼ - ½ Cup Heavy Cream (can substitute Half and Half)
- Salt and Pepper , to taste
- 1 TBS fresh Parsley leaves – chopped, or more to taste
- ½ Cup Parmigiano Reggiano , plus more for serving
Instructions
- Place a large stock pot over medium heat and add bacon. Cook until bacon is crisp and cooked through. Use a slotted spoon to remove bacon to a paper towel lined plate, leaving bacon dripping in pan. Set aside.
- You want about 1 tablespoon of drippings in the pot, if you do not have enough fat, add extra virgin olive oil to pan until you have about 1 tablespoon of liquid (just eyeball this).
- Increase heat to medium high. Add shallots, carrot, and celery to pot. Cook, stirring frequently until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and crushed red pepper flakes, salt and pepper; cook until aromatic, 30 seconds - 1 minute.
- Add white wine to deglaze pan, scraping up brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook until wine is reduced to 2 tablespoon, about 3-4 minutes
- Add the Chicken stock, beans with their liquid, rosemary sprigs, bay leaf and parmesan rind (if using).
- Increase heat to high and bring soup to a boil. Immediately reduce heat to a gentle simmer. Cover and allow to simmer for 15 minutes.
- Use tongs to remove rosemary sprigs, bay leaf and parmesan rind. Add in the bacon, half and half*, chopped parsley leaves and grated parmesan. Taste and adjust for seasoning. *Use ½ Cup for a creamier, richer texture and taste
- Serve As Is.
- Use and Immersion blender to blend until desired consistency. I gently and carefully blended about ½ of the soup for a slightly creamy yet rustic soup.
- Remove a couple ladlefuls of beans, puree remaining soup, add back in removed beans.
- Remove, in batches, to a blender and puree until desired consistency.
- serve: Ladle soup into bread bowls and garnish with grated parmesan cheese.
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