rosemary white bean soup
by Karen Mussoline
Email:kmussoline@icloud.com

URL Source: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/rosemary-white-bean-soup-recipe/index.html
Source: Barefoot Contessa
Course: Soups/Stews
Cuisine: Italian
Food Group: Cheese
Serves: 6

Ingredients

1 pound(s) dried white cannellini beans
4 cup(s) sliced yellow onions (3 onions)
1/4 cup(s) olive oil
2 clove(s) garlic, minced
1 large branch fresh rosemary (6 to 7 inches)
2 cup(s) chicken stock
1 bay leaf
2 teaspoon(s) kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon(s) freshly ground black pepper
In a medium bowl, cover the beans with water by at least 1-inch and leave them in the refrigerator for 6 hours or overnight. Drain. In a large stockpot over low to medium heat, saute the onions with the olive oil until the onions are translucent, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the garlic and cook over low heat for 3 more minutes. Add the drained white beans, rosemary, chicken stock, and bay leaf. Cover, bring to a boil, and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes, until the beans are very soft. Remove the rosemary branch and the bay leaf. Pass the soup through the coarsest blade of a food mill, or place in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse until coarsely pureed. Return the soup to the pot to reheat and add salt and pepper, to taste. Serve hot.
Notes:If you add salt before the beans are cooked, they become tough.