2 cup dried beans, soaked
1 onion, chopped
2 carrots, peeled & sliced
1 celery stick, sliced
2 tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup olive oil
1 bay leaves
1 tsp salt
1 pinch pepper
1 tsp cumin
3 pt stock
Directions
Cook the soaked beans in fresh water for 10 minutes. Drain.
In a soup pot, heat the oil & gently fry the onion. Add the rest of
the vegetables & the seasonings. Stir well & add the beans. Ensure
that all the vegetables are covered with oil & pour in the stock.
Allow to simmer till the beans are cooked & the vegetables are tender.
Jack Santa Maria, "Greek Vegetarian Cookery"
Servings: 4 servings
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Categories: Bean; Soup
The History of Recipes
It is possible to follow the history of written recipes back into distant history, certainly as far back as the Egypt of the Pharoahs, and possibly even further. Having said that, mostly, these ancient records were just very simple pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for meal preparation.
In fact, the oldest recipe discovered, according to experts is a series of stone tablets in ancient Sumerian which describe the making of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made drinkers feel `exhilarated, wonderful and blissful`. Later on, there are a couple of interesting recipe books published in the 1300s ; a recipe book called `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary entitled `Curye on Inglish`. Don`t be fooled by the titles though, these books have no connection with the indian curry that is served today, but instead recipes for the types of meals enjoyed by the nobility of the time. For the centuries that followed, the wealthy families of Europe competed with each other to lay on the most extravagent banquests, and consequentially cooks and their recipe collections became highly prized. Notwithstanding that, it wasn`t until the 19th century that cookery and cookery books became popular. Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Merritt Farmer in the US, dedicated years of their lives to collating, testing, and recording recipes for their fellow cooks to enjoy. By the time we get to the 20th century, recipe publications are in high demand, as a result of better eduction, more spare time and disposable income. |
We hope you enjoy this Bean Soup (Santa Maria) recipe.
