When it comes to a delicious dinner, everyone leaves their business and flees to the kitchen. Expectations about dinner can be very different, but most importantly, do not disappoint loved ones! To diversify the diet and delight loved ones, prepare bean soup with meat, it will be not only tasty, but also useful.
Beans are rich in carbohydrates and proteins (bean proteins are absorbed by more than 70 percent), vitamins B1, B2, B6, C, PP, macro- and microelements (iron, magnesium, zinc, potassium, copper). Underestimating its usefulness is simply impossible! Our ancestors from ancient times used it as a medicine. At this stage in the development of medicine, beans help fight diabetes and other serious diseases of the endocrine system. The peculiarity of the preparation of beans is that it must be soaked before cooking, in this case, most of the useful qualities of the beans are preserved. Despite the low calorie content of bean soup, when it is consumed, a feeling of fullness quickly appears, so it is perfect for those who follow a diet. However, it should be noted that bean soup with meat should not be consumed by people suffering from diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys during the period of exacerbation of the disease.
How to cook soup with meat and beans? Yes, it’s very simple, so even a novice housewife will cope with this simple task. First you need to rinse the beans, then soak it for half a day. When the time is nearing dinner, start preparing the meat: wash it, fill it with water and cook for 10-15 minutes. The first meat broth will need to be drained. Further, the meat is washed with cold water, beans and onions are added to it, everything is poured with water and cooked until the beans and meat are completely ready. Do not forget that when the water boils, you need to throw a pinch of salt so that the meat can acquire a taste. When the bean soup with meat is almost ready, add grated carrots, potatoes and bay leaf to it. Before you pour it on plates, for taste, you can add greens: dill and parsley, as well as pepper (at your discretion).
As noted earlier, bean soup is not only very nutritious, but also healthy. Therefore, we will share another recipe for how to cook soup with beans and meat. The ingredients are the same as in the previous recipe with the addition of tomato paste. Beans, as before, are washed and soaked in cold water for 7-8 hours. We wash the meat, dry it with a paper towel and cut into slices, which are then fried in a pan with the addition of vegetable oil. After the meat is fried until it is rosy, put it in a pan, put the beans there, fill it with water and put on medium heat. After boiling, it is necessary to remove the foam, add salt and pepper to taste and cook until the beans are ready. Next, put the potatoes, cut into small cubes, into the pan. While the potatoes are being cooked, fry the chopped onions and the carrots cut into strips in vegetable oil until golden brown. After frying, add 2-3 tablespoons of tomato sauce to onions and carrots and simmer over low heat for 3-4 minutes, and then also send to a soup pot. A few minutes before cooking, add bay leaf and finely chopped greens (dill, parsley). After turning off, let it brew for 7-10 minutes.
Bean soup with meat is not all that cooks can surprise you with. A dish of beans - this inexpensive but indispensable product for us, is a great many. This can be soup with jerky (Kabardian cuisine), soup with duck meat and mushrooms, with beef and sauerkraut, bean soup with minced meat, dried meat (Avar cuisine) and so on. It takes a little desire and patience to find recipes that will be optimal for you in the future. After that, nothing will be impossible for you.