Recipe: Perfect Tuscan White Bean Soup

Tuscan White Bean Soup.

You can cook Tuscan White Bean Soup using 15 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Tuscan White Bean Soup

1. It's 6 strips of bacon (diced).
2. Prepare 2 of large green onion (diced small).
3. Prepare 1 cup of shredded carrots.
4. It's 3 of celery stalks (diced small) optional.
5. You need 6 of garlic cloves (minced).
6. Prepare 1/4 tsp of crushed red pepper.
7. Prepare to taste of Salt.
8. Prepare 1/2 cup of white cooking wine.
9. Prepare 2 cans of (14.5) Great Northern Beans.
10. It's 1/2 tsp of dried rosemary.
11. You need 1/4 tsp of dried basil leaves.
12. You need 1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese.
13. You need 1/2 cup of heavy cream.
14. Prepare 1/8 tsp of celery seed.
15. You need 1 tbsp of dried parsley.

Tuscan White Bean Soup step by step

1. Place a large stock pot over medium heat and add bacon. Cook until bacon is crisp and cooked through. Use a slotted spoon to remove bacon to a paper towel lined plate, leaving bacon drippings in pan. Set aside..
2. You want about 1 tablespoon of bacon drippings in the pot, if you do not have enough fat, add extra virgin olive oil to pan until you have about 1 tablespoon of liquid (just eyeball this)..
3. Increase heat to medium high. Add shallots, carrot, and celery to pot. Cook, stirring frequently until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and crushed red pepper flakes, salt and pepper; cook until aromatic, 30 seconds - 1 minute..
4. Add white wine to deglaze pan, scraping up brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook until wine is reduced to 2 tablespoon, about 3-4 minutes..
5. Add the chicken stock, beans with their liquid, rosemary and Parmesan..
6. Increase heat to high and bring soup to a boil. Immediately reduce heat to a gentle simmer. Cover and simmer for 15-18 minutes..
7. Add in the bacon, 1/4 cup of cream, chopped parsley leaves and grated parmesan. Taste and adjust for seasoning. Taste the soup, add more cream for a richer taste and texture..
8. (You can serve the soup as is for a brothy consistency, or you can thicken the soup with one of the two methods below.) For an ultra creamy, bisque-like texture, puree the entire soup..
9. Ladle soup into serving bowls. Garnish with more grated parmesan cheese, green onion, sour cream and or more garlic powder. Serve and enjoy!.