4 white soup shaved fennel Recipes

dry white beans - i used great northern, thyme (dried), divided, sage (dried), divided, oregano (dried), divided, basil (dried), divided, rosemary (dried) broken up, divided, bay leaves, bacon grease/olive oil, carrots, sliced, stalks celery, sliced, onion, chopped, leek, trimmed, halved, and sliced, fennel bulb, chopped, garlic cloves, crushed, salt and pepper to taste (i used about 1/2 tsp and 1/4 tsp pepper sauteing veggies and added same amount to soup pot), chicken stock/water + bouillon, cooked crumbled bacon (optional), shaved parmesan cheese (optional), chopped fresh parsley (optional), lemon juice (optional), note: if you choose to use canned beans, you ll need 3 15 oz cans, drained and rinsed. in this case, your cook time will be lessened greatly and you ll skip the first series of directions. i suggest using dry b/cup they absorb more flavor as they cook and are less expensive., note: this can easily be adapted into a vegetarian recipe by substituting the chicken stock with vegetable stock and opting for olive oil. if you still want to achieve smoky flavor, add a few drops of liquid smoke to mixture (start with a bit, you can always add more).

extra-virgin olive oil, onion, garlic cloves, leaves from a handful fresh thyme sprigs, leaves from 1 big stem fresh rosemary, diced fresh tomato, cubed (1-inch) cooked lamb, chicken broth, salt and freshly ground black pepper, cooked white beans , such as borlotti, fennel bulb, sliced as thin as possible

olive oil, onion, diced, garlic cloves, chopped, fresh thyme (lots), rosemary, tomatoes, diced (more if they are small), cooked lamb, diced (left-overs ), chicken stock, salt, pepper, white beans, cooked and drained (canned cannellini or great northern), fennel bulb, shaved, red onion, shaved, fresh parsley, chopped