Soupe Normande

In contrast to the soups of classical French cooking, whose fat must be skimmed off, this vegetable soup has fat added to give it ‘eyes’. Tradition has it that a ‘blind’ soup must go back in the pot. Even a small amount of Norman cooking fat transforms what would otherwise be an ordinary vegetable soup. If one type of bean is not available, omit it and use more of the other. Lima beans or green peas may also be included, but peas should not be added until the last 20-25 minutes of cooking.<