Meat Dish Recipe
Chicken, Bacon, and White Bean Soup, Portuguese Style
Chicken, Bacon, and White Bean Soup, Portuguese Style:
Yield: 4 servings
8 oz Chopped bacon
2 c Chopped onions
1/2 c Chopped celery
2 tb Minced shallots
1 tb Minced garlic
1 lb White beans, soaked
Overnight
2 qt Chicken stock
1 Bouquet garni
12 oz Small diced cooked chicken
1/4 ts Cayenne
Salt and black pepper
Romano cheese
sm Crusty bread loaf
In a stock pot, render the bacon until crispy, remove the bacon. Saute
the onions, celery, shallots, and garlic in the bacon fat for 2 to 3
minutes. Add the stock, beans and bouquet. Bring up to a boil and reduce
to a simmer. Allow to cook for about 2 hours or until the beans are
tender. Add the diced chicken meat. Season with cayenne, salt and black
pepper. Garnish with Romano cheese and serve with crusty bread.
Yield: 8-10 servings
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