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Fasolówka
White bean soup
Fasolówka: thick Polish white bean soup with smoked pork, marjoram and potatoes
Fasolówka warms up Podhale farmhouses and Lublin kitchens through the cold months: dried white beans cooked until creamy with smoked pork ribs or smoked bacon, potatoes, carrot and a big pinch of marjoram. It is a meal in a bowl for a winter Saturday, served with rye bread. For a vegetarian pot, leave out the pork, use vegetable stock and add 1 tsp smoked paprika and a little more oil. A common mistake is salting the beans at the start, which keeps the skins tough. Chef's tip: mash a ladle of the cooked beans against the side of the pot; it thickens the soup naturally without flour.
- Total time
- 120 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 14 oz dried white beans (Jaś or cannellini)soaked overnight
- 2.2 litres water
- 2 bay leaf
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 1 onionchopped
- 2 cloves garliccrushed
- 2 carrotsdiced
- 14 oz potatoesdiced
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 tsp dried marjoram
- 1 tsp saltto taste
- ½ tsp black pepper
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Drain 14 oz dried white beans (Jaś or cannellini) and put them in a large pot with 10 ½ oz smoked pork ribs or smoked bacon in one piece, 2.2 litres water, 2 bay leaf and 4 allspice berries. Bring to the boil, skim, then simmer gently for 60–75 minutes until the beans are soft.
75 minStep 2: Meanwhile heat 1 tbsp rapeseed oil and fry 1 onion for 5 minutes until soft, add 2 cloves garlic for 1 minute.
6 minStep 3: Add the onion, 2 carrots, 14 oz potatoes and 1 tbsp tomato purée to the pot and simmer 20–25 minutes until the potatoes are tender. Lift out the pork, cut the meat from the bones into small pieces and return it.
25 minStep 4: Mash a ladle of beans against the pot to thicken, rub in 2 tsp dried marjoram between your palms, season with 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp black pepper and simmer 2 minutes more.
3 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 410 kcal
- Protein
- 24 g
- Carbs
- 44 g
- Fat
- 15 g
- Fibre
- 13 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does fasolówka take?
- About 120 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 105 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of garlic?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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