white bean soup for 8th march

White beans soup			No. of Portions	4
Ingredients	QTY	Unit
White haricot beans	120	Gm
Onions	50	Gm
Bacon rashers	30	Gm (2 no.)
Butter	30	Gm
Refined flour	15	Gm
Milk	150	Ml
Parsley sprigs	A few
Fresh cream	30	Ml
Salt, pepper powder	To taste

Preprepartions

1.	Soak beans overnight, then boil till soft. Preserve the liquid. Peel and chop onion; remove the rind and then chop of the bacon. Chop parsley.

                                                                                   

Steps

1.	Heat the butter, bacon and onions. Cook till translucent without colouring.
	Sprinkle flour and cook to a blonde roux.
	Add the beans with the liquid and mix well. Cook for a couple of minutes more and allow to cool down.
	Now process to a puree; then add milk to adjust the consistency. Add salt and pepper powder and strain. Finish off with cream.

To serve:

Reheat, add parsley and ladle in a soup cup.

Standard:

Creamy white in colour. Medium thick consistency. Good flavour of beans with a hint of bacon. Served hot.