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Balkan Bean Soup
Serves 6
Easy
Total time:
Warming and hearty soup that's economical and favourite with all my family - worth the cooking time!
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- 2 tbsp oil
- 340 g stewing or casserole beef, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato puree
- 568 ml vegetable stock
- 2 x 400g cans beans (e.g. kidney, cannellini), drained
- 1 x 340 g can sweetcorn, drained
- 170 g frozen peas
- salt & pepper to taste
Method
step 1
Heat the oil in a large pan and brown the beefstep 2
Add the paprika and crushed garlic and fry off for about 1 minutestep 3
Add the stock, tomatoes and tomato puree. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 1 3/4 to 2 hoursstep 4
Stir in the beans, corns and peas and simmer, uncovered for a further 5 minutes.step 5
Season well and servestep 6
Even better if allowed to cool and then reheated the following day (if there's any left!)
