Lesa's Bean and Bacon Soup

Lesa's Bean Bacon Soup
Inspired by Limons' Meat Market
Of Whittier, California

Makes 1 10qt pot full – abt 3-4 hrs*
Ingredients:
2 - 2 ½ lbs bacon ends and pieces or regular bacon
¼ bacon – I prefer peppered bacon
2 lbs dry small beans/navy beans
2 – 32oz chicken stock
64 oz water * I prefer all chicken stock = 128 oz
1 lg can whole tomatoes mashed with juice in pot
1 lg diced onion
3 carrots diced
3 stalks of celery chopped
1-2 TB diced garlic or garlic paste (to your tastes)
2 bay leaves
1 tsp rosemary
1 tsp thyme
Salt and Pepper to taste

Rinse beans discard strange looking beans, rocks and the like. Place rinsed beans in large pot add 64 oz of chicken stock, onion, carrots, celery, garlic in pot and heat. Cut bacon into spoon size pieces, cook and place in pot with other ingredients after draining. Cut up ¼ bacon into spoon sized pieces and place directly into the pot. Cook and stir often, add more water or stock to the pot as needed, add other ingredients. *Can cook in as little as 2- 2 1/2 hours depending on the freshness of the dried bean.
This recipe can easily be divided in half. You may even substitute canned small white beans for dried ones to cut cooking time. If you used canned be sure to rinse beans before placing them in the pot.

Shaun's Pinto Bean Soup

Shaun's Pinto Bean Soup

Inspired by Rod's Steak House

301 East Route 66
Williams, AZ 86046
(928) 635-2671
Hours: 11:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Closed Sundays

Ingredients:

2 – 7oz cans green chilies

1 – onion chopped

6 – pieces cooked pepper bacon

2 TB cumin

1 tsp black pepper

2 – 29oz Sun Vista Pinto Beans

2 - 15oz Ranch Style pinto beans with Jalapeno peppers

1 - 16oz heavy whipping cream

1 - 32oz chicken broth

Blend Ranch Style Pinto beans with enough chicken stock to keep liquid, blended/pureed beans in a large pot combine with all other ingredients, heat and simmer for 1-2 hours. When the onions are tender its done.