Keith Floyd

Bean Soup

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Keith Floyd

Published 1988

  • About

A heavy soup from Jersey with strong French influence, which would have kept farmers and fishermen happy and full on cold winter days.

Ingredients

  • 4-6 oz (125-175 g) dried haricot beans
  • 2 carrots, sliced

Method

Soak the haricot beans overnight, then drain. Bring to the boil and simmer for 1 hour in 2 pints (1 litre or so) of water, then add the carrots and continue to simmer for another 1½ hours. Add some p