Authentic bean soup

Ingredients (nutrition)

• 1 3/4 lb dried canned cooked pinto beans
• 2 chopped tomatoes
• 1 sliced celery stick
• 1 chopped medium onion
• 1 bay leaf
• 3/4 pt beef stock
• salt and ground black pepper

Cooking Instructions

1. Add the beans, tomatoes, celery, onion, bay leaf and stock in a saucepan.
2. Cover the pan and bring the mixture to the boil over a high heat.
3. Reduce the heat and simmer for approximately 20 minutes until the vegetables are soft.
4. Leave the soup to rest and uncovered, for another 20 minutes.
5. Remove the bay leaf.
6. Puree half the soup in a blender.
7. Mix into the remaining soup.
8. Season well with salt and pepper to taste.

Servings: 4

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