Grandmas Country Soup 1965

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Grandmas calarazie bean soup...warms the soul on a cold day. Crusty bread and a nice red wine...

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Steps

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Cover each bean in separate bowls with cold water.

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Soak beans overnight.

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Next day boil fava beans in their same water for five minutes , drain , cool slightly and cut a small slit with knife and remove skins.

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Set aside.

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Drain the great northern beans , set aside.

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Place 1 tablespoons olive oil into a large soup pot , add onion , carrot , and celery cook over med.

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Heat about five minutes.

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Add tomato paste and cook another two minutes , add in also 1 tsp chilli powder and 1 / 2 tsp cumin powder.

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Add all beans , water , stock , partially cover the pot , and cook on med.

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Heat for about thirty minutes.

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Or just until beans are half cooked.

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Now add the cabbage and lettuce.

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Cook now until the beans are tender about 40 minutes or so.

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Taste now and add salt and pepper-- remembering that the final garnish of cheese will add a salty taste also.

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Ladle into bowls.

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Sprinkle with grated cheese and drizzle olive oil over each lightly.

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Also if desired you can break up about 1 / 4 cup sp.

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Ingredients

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fava beans, great northern bean, water, chicken stock, tomato paste, chili powder, cumin powder, onion, carrot, celery rib, savoy cabbage, frisee, salt, pepper, romano cheese, olive oil, spaghetti