Recipe - Illiria Bean Soup

1 pound Great northern beans
6 cup Vegetable Broth (home made)
6 cup Water
2 One half cup Carrots cut or sliced up
1 One half cup Onion chopped
1 One half cup Celery minced
16 ounce Tomato canned, peeled
2 tablespoon Extra Virgin olive oil
One fourth teaspoon Hot Pepper Sauce
Three fourths teaspoon Salt

Rinse and pick over the white beans. Soak overnight covered by at least 4
inches of water. Drain beans. Add beans, broth and water to a 4 or 5 quart
pot. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and boil gently uncovered for 40
minutes skimming off any foam. Add carrots, onions, celery, tomatoes (chop
or broken up) undrained and pepper. Return to low boil for 40 more minutes
or until beans are tender. Stir in the olive oil, salt and the hot pepper
sauce.

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