French Peasant Soup

Name: French Peasant Soup
Ingredients: 3/4 c. dried white navy beans; 1 qt. water; 8 slices bacon, chopped; 3 onions, sliced; 12 c. shredded cabbage (3 lb. head); 4 medium turnips, peeled and cubed; 2 carrots, peeled and sliced; 2 leeks, thickly sliced (optional); 2 cloves garlic, minced; 6 boiling potatoes, peeled and cubed; 2 1/2 qt. water; 2 Tbsp. salt; 1/2 tsp. pepper; 1/2 tsp. thyme leaves; 1 lb. uncooked garlic pork sausage, fresh or smoked (French, Italian or Polish)

15 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

3/4 c. dried white navy beans
1 qt. water
8 slices bacon, chopped
3 onions, sliced
12 c. shredded cabbage (3 lb. head)
4 medium turnips, peeled and cubed
2 carrots, peeled and sliced
2 leeks, thickly sliced (optional)
2 cloves garlic, minced
6 boiling potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 1/2 qt. water
2 Tbsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. thyme leaves
1 lb. uncooked garlic pork sausage, fresh or smoked (French, Italian or Polish)

Directions

1

Wash beans.
2

Combine with 1 quart water in an 8-quart kettle. Bring to a boil and boil 2 minutes.
3

Remove from heat; cover and let stand 1 hour.
4

Simmer beans until tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Cook bacon.
5

Add to beans.
6

Cook onion slices in bacon fat until slightly browned on both sides.
7

Add to beans along with bacon fat.
8

Add remaining ingredients, except sausage.
9

Bring to a boil and simmer, covered, 30 minutes.
10

Add sausage and continue cooking until all vegetables are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
11

Remove sausage.