Soup with Pinto or Great Northern Beans
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Soup with Pinto or Great Northern Beans

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Wash the beans well, and soak overnight in water to cover.
  2. In the morning add 2 cups more water, cook the beans until tender, and put them through a sieve or colander.
  3. Fry the diced salt pork until crisp, remove from the fat, and add to the bean pulp.
  4. Brown the onion in the salt pork fat; stir into the bean pulp.
  5. Add hot water to give the -proper consistency, and salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Serve very hot.
  7. If available, 1/2 cup of chopped peanuts may be added for variation and extra food value.
  8. Or pour this soup over toast covered with sliced browned onions, and sprinkle a little grated cheese over the top.

Other Information

Author: Organization.United States Department of Agriculture

Source: Pinto and Great Northern beans are a valuable food (1940-01-01)

Category: Soup

Measure: avoirdupois

Ingredient: bean, onion, water, salt, pepper, salt pork

Equipment: measuring cups, measuring spoons, knife, pot, sieve, stove

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