Baked-bean Soup

Name: Baked-bean Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 400 g can of beans in tomato sauce; 400 g can of beans in tomato sauce; 4 tablespoons fresh breadcrumbs; 1 onion, chopped finely; 4 streaky bacon rashers; salt and pepper; ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 2 chicken stock-cubes dissolved in 900 ml (1½ pints) water; 2 chicken stock-cubes dissolved in 900 ml (1½ pints) water; salt and pepper

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

Good Soup Book

By Lindsey Bareham

Published 1997

About

A wonderful soup and the best way to stretch a can of beans between four.

Ingredients

4 streaky bacon rashers
1 onion, chopped finely
4 tablespoons fresh breadcrumbs

Soup

Method

Lay the bacon in a frying-pan and cook it until it is evenly crisp. Lift the bacon out with a slotted spoon and put it aside to cool (before crumbling it). Gently sauté the onion in the bacon fat. When the onion is soft but not browned, transfer it to a medium-sized saucepan. Stir in the breadcrumbs and add the beans and chicken stock. Season with salt and pepper and half a