Spicy bacon and bean soup
1 pack lean back bacon (sliced into strips)
2 x tins chopped tomatoes
1 tin red kidney beans (drained)
1 tin blackeyed beans (drained)
(or use whatever tinned beans you have in or plain old baked
beans will do )
1 large onion (chopped)
3-4 large carrots (peeled and chopped)
3-4 sticks celery (chopped...if you like it )
1 tsp dried oregano
2 cloves garlic (crushed)
3 pints vegetable or chicken stock
2 tsp chili powder (or more or less depends how you like
it)
spray oil
salt and pepper
Spray a large saucepan with a little spray oil and put in the onions, celery
and carrots and cook on a medium heat until the vegetables have started to
soften , Add the bacon, garlic and oregano and fry until bacon is cooked
(couple of minutes).
Add the tomatoes, stock , chili powder and bring to the boil then simmer for
30-40 minutes.
Finally add the beans and season to taste with salt and pepper and simmer for another 5 minutes to heat the beans through.
