Italian Funeral Soup

Ingredients:

• 2 cups dried white beans*
• 1 ½ pounds bulk Italian sausage
• 1 cup chopped white onion
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped carrots
• ½ cup chopped red bell pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ cup white wine
• 4 large russet potatoes, peeled and diced
• 3 cups beef stock
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ cup heavy whipping cream
• 3 cups cleaned fresh spinach leaves
• 3 tablespoons dried Parmesan cheese
• Salt to taste

 

Preparation:

1. Cook beans according to package directions. Set aside.
2. Break up sausage and fry in a large kettle or soup pot until nicely browned. Drain off grease. Add onion, celery, carrots and red bell pepper. Sauté 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic, herbs, pepper and wine and sauté another 3 to 5 minutes. Add potatoes, stocks, reserved beans and bay leaf and simmer until potatoes are tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
3. Using a potato masher, mash vegetables and beans slightly to thicken soup. Stir in cream, spinach and cheese. Remove bay leaf and season with salt to taste. Serve immediately.

*Don't do this.  Get canned.  Dried beans are of the devil.

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Original recipe: No idea - I did a quick internet search and found nothing

Posted by Jasmine