Red Bean and Bacon Soup - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
This Red Bean and Bacon Soup is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound lean bacon (about 8 slices), cut into 1/2-inches pieces
- 1 1/2 cups finely chopped onion
- 2 large garlic cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cuminseed
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne, or to taste
- 1 1/2 cups chopped celery
- 1 1/2 cups chopped carrot
- 1 pound red beans such as kidney or pinto, soaked in enough cold water to cover them by 2 inches overnight or quick-soaked (procedure follows) and drained
- 4 cups chicken broth plus, if desired, additional for thinning the soup
- a 28-ounce can Italian tomatoes, drained, reserving the juice, and chopped
- 1/2 cup medium-dry Sherry
- chopped scallion greens as an accompaniment
- sour cream as an accompaniment
Instructions
- In a heavy kettle cook the bacon over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until it is crisp, transfer it to paper towels to drain, and reserve it. Pour off all but 1/4 cup of the fat and in the remaining fat cook the onion, the garlic, the bay leaf, the chili powder, the cuminseed, and the cayenne, stirring, until the onion is softened. Add the celery, the carrot, the beans, 4 cups of the broth, and 2 cups water and simmer the soup, covered, for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until the beans are tender. Add the tomatoes with the reserved juice and simmer the soup, covered, for 20 minutes. Discard the bay leaf and force the soup in batches through a food mill into a large saucepan. Stir in the Sherry, salt and pepper to taste, and the additional broth or water to thin the soup to the desired consistency, simmer the soup for 5 minutes, and serve it with the reserved bacon, the scallion greens, and the sour cream.
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Yes, this Red Bean and Bacon Soup recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Lunch. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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