Italian White Bean Soup

Name: Italian White Bean Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: White beans: 1.5 cup; Garlic: 4 cloves; Bay leaf: 2 pcs; Extra Virgin olive oil: 6 tbsp; Water: 2 l; Chili flakes: 1 tsp; Salt: 1 tsp; Grounded black pepper: to taste; Spinach: 100 g; Meat sausage: 200 g

Features:

Cuisine:

Italian

1 h 50 min
Serves 6
Easy

Ingredients

1.5 cup White beans
dried
4 cloves Garlic
2 pcs Bay leaf
6 tbsp Extra Virgin olive oil
2 l Water
1 tsp Chili flakes
1 tsp Salt
to taste Grounded black pepper
optionally:
100 g Spinach
or cabbage leaves
200 g Meat sausage

Directions

It’s incredible! It’s a truly incredible dish! How can two-ingredient soup possibly be so delicious and rich? I guess it’s the secret of Italian cuisine. In the photo, you see a meat version of the bean soup but it’s just as good without sausages as well.

You probably know that beans are the future. According to scientists, we will eat less meat and more beans in the future ? So, this soup will come in handy!

You should try this soup. It’s truly delicious!

P.S. You can use any kind of beans for this soup. I used white beans because they don’t affect the color of the soup.

P.S.S. Do not add sausages for vegan und vegetarian version.

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Steps

1 Done	SOAK BEANS Peel 2 garlic cloves, crush them. Cover the beans with boiling water, and drain right away. Cover with cold water, add the garlic and a bay leaf. Leave overnight.
2 Done	COOK BEANS Drain the water, remove the garlic and bay leaf. Transfer the beans to a pot, pour 2l of cold water, add a bay leaf, and 3 tbsp olive oil. Bring to a boil over high heat. As soon it boils, reduce to simmer, cover with a lid and cook for about 1 h. Add some salt and cook for another 30-40 min, stirring occasionally. The beans will absorb about 500 ml of water and get mushy.
3 Done	SAUCE Peel and slice 2 garlic cloves. To a cold pan, add 3tbsp olive oil, the garlic and chili flakes. Turn on the stove on medium heat and let it warm up. When it starts to splutter, cook for about 1 min (until the garlic starts turning golden), and then add 1 ladle of beans liquid. Cook for about 2 min. Then transfer this sauce to the soup and combine.
4 Done	BASIC/VEGAN VERSION The basic version of the soup is done! You can eat it straight away, just add olive oil and freshly ground black pepper before serving. You can also add some fried spinach or cabbage leaves.
5 Done	MEAT VERSION WITH SAUSAGE To make a meat version like in the picture, cut the sausages into 1 cm thick coin slices. Cook them in oil until golden brown on each side. Transfer onto paper towels to get rid of excess oil. Pour out the excess oil from the pan leaving just about 1 tsp. Use it to cook the spinach or cabbage leaves.
6 Done	SERVE To serve, add the sausages and spinach (or cabbage) to each bowl, pour the soup, and sprinkle with some chili flakes and/or freshly ground black pepper. Enjoy!