Recipe - Garys Simple Bean Soup

2 tablespoon Butter
2 Carrots; peeled or scraped
2 Stalks celery
1 lg Onion
5 Cloves garlic
One half teaspoon Ground thyme
1 pound White beans; dried
Salt and pepper
1 Ham bone

Melt the butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Put the carrots,
celery, onion, and garlic in a food processor and process till still a
little chunky (about One fourth inch chunks). Transfer to the soup pot and cook
for 5 minutes. Add thyme and cook 5 minutes more.

Add One half gallon cold water, the ham bone, and the beans. Bring to a boil;
then turn the heat down to a simmer (about 2 on electric stove), cover, and
cook for about 3 to 3 One half hours, adding more water to keep the beans
covered by 1 inch. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

NOTES : Gary's other possibilities: Use 1 One half T curry, adding half instead
of thyme and half with the salt and pepper. Add a peeled chopped tomato.
Add some sausage (this is good). Finely mince 6 coriander leaves and cook
with the soup. Pass a bowl of grated Monterey jack cheese or sour cream
with the soup. Serve with French bread.
Recipe by: GC

Posted to TNT Recipes Digest by MJSpence MJSpence@aol.com on Apr 18, 1998