Pasta and Bean Soup
Recipe By : The New Pasta Cookbook
- 1/2 pound dried kidney beans -- soaked overnight
- 1 ham bones
- 1 onion -- chopped
- pinch cinnamon
- cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1/4 pound tagliatelle, plain or spinach -- broken in 1-2"
pcs.
Drain and rinse beans, cover with cold water in saucepan and bring
to the
boil. Stir then boil for 15 minutes.
Drain beans and transfer to a large pot with ham bone, onion,
cinnamon,
pinch of cayenne, olive oil and stock. Add cold water to cover.
Cover
pot well and simmer until beans are cooked and have begun to thicken
the
stock. Remove bone and cut off any meat from it. Flake this and
return
to the pot; discard bone.
Taste for seasoning; salt may be needed, depending on the bone
used.
Bring the soup back to the boil, add pasta and cook until it is
al dente.
Let rest off heat for 1 to 2 minutes before serving.