Sharon's minestrone Recipe

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Sharon's minestrone

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Ingredients:

2	tbsp	Vegetable oil
1	cup	Chopped onion
2		Garlic cloves, finely
		-chopped
6		Bacon slices
1	cup	Chopped celery
1	cup	Chopped carrots
2	cup	Beef stock
1	cup	Tomato juice
1		(14oz) can kidney beans
		-drained
2	tsp	Basil
1/2	tsp	Oregano
1	cup	Barley
2	tbsp	Chopped parsley

Procedures:

1	Salt and pepper to taste in a large saucepan, saute onions and garlic in vegetable oil.
2	In a small frying pan, cook bacon, drain off fat and cut bacon into small pieces.
3	(to save a step, i cut the bacon into bite size chunks first and then cook them in the same pot that the soup is going to be in. gives it a bit more flavour.
4	Just drain off excess fat).
5	To the saucepans,add bacon, celery, carrots, beef stock and tomato juice; cook until vegetables are just tender, about 10 minutes.
6	Add the rest of the ingredients and cook until barley is tender, about 20-30 minutes.
7	Serves 6-8.