Bean and bacon soup Recipe

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Bean and bacon soup

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Ingredients:

2	cup	Pinto beans (dried)
1	tsp	Salt
1/2	tsp	Pepper
4		Bacon slices, cut in squares
4		Carrots, chopped
4		Celery stalks, chopped
1/2	tsp	Thyme (dried)
1		Garlic clove, minced
4	oz	Can of tomato paste
2	tbsp	Olive oil
1		Onion, chopped
1	tbsp	Wine vinegar

Procedures:

1	The approximate cooking time is 3 hours.
2	cover the washed beans with 6-8 cups of water and bring to a boil.
3	Reduce heat, cover and boil gently for 1 hour and then simmer while still covered.
4	Stir about every 15 minutes for the entire time the beans are cooking.
5	after the beans have been cooking for about 1 hour and 45 minutes chop the onion and celery and carrots.
6	Slice the four slices of bacon into 1" squares.
7	Saute the onion, celery and bacon squares in the olive oil for about 10 minutes.
8	Add to the beans along with the thyme, chopped carrots and tomato paste.
9	Simmer uncovered for another hour until the beans are tender and slightly mash the beans.
10	Add the salt, pepper and wine vinegar before serving.