Lancashire Roots And Beans Soup

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 large potatoes, peeled and cut into large cubes
• 2 large carrots, peeled and sliced
• 1 large onion, halved and sliced
• 1 medium turnip, peeled and cut into large cubes
• 1 (16 ounce) can broad beans
• 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans
• 1 (16 ounce) can baked beans in tomato sauce
• 1 bay leaf
• thyme
• rosemary
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 put all root vegetables into a very large pot with 3 quarts of water, a tsp of salt, black pepper, bay leaf, a pinch of thyme and a pinch of rosemary.
• 2 bring to a boil, then turn down heat and simmer very gently with lid on for at least 2 hours.
• 3 when all vegetables are cooked, add all the beans.
• 4 simmer 30 minutes.
• 5 serve with bread.