Kielbasa White Bean Soup

  • Yield:8 servings
  • Time:
    2 hrs, 7 mins show details

A simple and hearty soup. Use a good brand of polish sausage or kielbasa for this. A lot of flavor comes from the sausage itself.

Ingredients

  • 3
    3 Kiolbassa brand smoked sausages, sliced thinly (1/4-1/2 inch)
  • 1 cup
    white or yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 cup
    carrot, chopped
  • 1 cup
    celery, chopped
  • 2 cups
    red potatoes, cubed
  • 48 fluid ounces
    cannellini or great northern beans, rinsed
  • 1 tablespoon
    butter
  • cold water to cover
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Equipment

  • Dutch Oven
  • Potato masher

Preparation

  1. 15 mins

    In a 6-quart Dutch oven sauté sliced sausage in a small amount of vegetable oil until the sausage rounds are crisp and slightly rendered. Remove sausage from pot leaving behind rendered sausage fat.

  2. 5 mins

    Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in the pot. Add chopped onion, celery, and carrot. Sauté until onions are slightly transparent and vegetables are slightly softened.

  3. 2 mins

    Mash half of the white beans using a potato masher until a smooth consistency is obtained. Add to pot.

  4. 45 mins

    Add remaining beans, potatoes, and cooked sausage to the pot and cover with water by 1 inch.

  5. 1 hr

    Bring to a medium boil and boil for 45 minutes.

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