We recently ate a dish with beans and both children shouted in unison 'Mmmmm, nice beans'. I was honestly a little surprised. And especially when the eldest asked when we would eat brown bean soup again. Hence today a recipe of brown bean soup. Made by me in the slow cooker, but I also prepare this bean soup for the pan, because everyone should be able to make this delicious recipe, of course.
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Brown bean soup, recipe for slow cooker and pan
The brown bean soup is one of my delicious soup recipes, whether you make it in the pan or in the slow cooker. The preparation differs, so keep that in mind. Did you also know that brown beans are a very good alternative to meat, for example?
In the recipe below I have assumed the use of dried kidney beans. If you use canned brown beans, you will need a lot less time, but I will also indicate that below.
Ingredients brown bean soup
With these ingredients you have more than enough soup for 4 people. Chances are you'll still have some left over. Brown bean soup can in any case be perfectly frozen, so you have a quick snack ready for another day.
400 grams of dried kidney beans
1 can of black beans
1.2 liters of water
2 stock cubes
4 cloves of garlic
2 onions
1 leek
2 cloves
3 bay leaves
pepper
1 dried chili pepper
bacon
smoked sausage
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Preparation-brown-bean soup-slow-cooker
Cut the onion into rings and fry them with the garlic
Put the brown beans with the water in the slow cooker (I always take water from the quooker myself. Cold water is also possible, but boiled water makes a difference)
Cut the leek into rings
Add leeks and onion to the slow cooker
Add stock cubes
Add the black beans
Put cloves, bay leaf and chili pepper in a tea egg and then in the slow cooker
Set the slow cooker on low for 6 hours
Take out a scoop of bean soup and set it aside, remove the tea egg as well
Mash the brown bean soup
Add the scoop of brown beans again and possibly also the tea egg
Slice the smoked sausage and add it
Fry the bacon and then add to the soup
Add pepper to taste
Reheat for a while and the soup is ready to enjoy
If the soup is too thick, add a little more boiled water
ps. You can also add the bacon uncooked from scratch if you want, I think that's a shame because they are then pureed with it.
Preparation of brown-bean soup-in-the-pan
If you want to make the brown bean soup in the pan, that is also possible. The most important thing is that you soak the dried kidney beans for about 8 hours the day before.
Cut the onion into rings and fry them with the garlic
Cut the leek into rings
Put the kidney beans in the pan with the water
Add onion, leek, stock cubes, bay leaf, cloves, chili pepper (in tea egg), black beans and bring your soup to the boil, let it simmer for 1 hour
Take out a scoop of bean soup and set it aside, remove the tea egg as well
Mash the brown bean soup
Add the scoop of kidney beans again
Slice the smoked sausage and add it
Fry the bacon and then add to the soup
Add pepper to taste
Reheat for a while and the soup is ready to enjoy
If the soup is too thick, add a little more boiled water
Serve brown bean soup
We prefer to eat the brown bean soup from the slow cooker with a sandwich from the oven. I then make a dip with some oil, garlic, pepper and salt.
