Beef / Pork

Borlotti Bean Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

Borlotti Bean Soup takes several minutes to cook.

Borlotti Bean Soup makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Borlotti Bean Soup are:

1 2/3 cups dried borlotti beans
7 cups water
1 large onion, chopped
125g (4oz) diced salt pork or speck
Salt to taste
1 bay leaf
2 cups fresh okra, thinly sliced or 2 cups of french beans cut into short lengths
440g can tomatoes, cut up
375g can corn kernels, drained
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp dried thyme, crushed or 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
1/2 tsp bottled hot pepper sauce or Tabasco

Here is how you make Borlotti Bean Soup:

Serving Size:?10Rinse bortlotti beans. In large, heavy pot combine beans and the water. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 2 minutes. remove from heat. Cover; let stand 1 hour. (Or soak beans in the water overnight in a covered pan.) do not drain. add onion, salt pork or speck, salt to taste and the bay leaf to the beans and liquid. Bring to boil. reduce heat; cover and simmer 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until beans are tender. Add sliced okra (or french beans), undrained tomatoes, drained corn, sugar, thyme and bottled hot pepper sauce. Simmer the mixture 30 minutes or until okra (or french beans) is tender. Remove bay leaf from soup before serving.Originally from: Better Homes and Gardens, p 136, May 10, 1985

The nutritional information for Borlotti Bean Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 153.1

• Total Fat: 3.8 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 90.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 19.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
• Protein: 8.5 g