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      Title: Frankfuter Bohnensuppe (Bean Soup with Frankfurter
 Categories: German, Soups/stews, Beef, Beans
      Yield: 4 servings
 
      1 lb Navy beans; dried                   8 c  Water
      3 c  Beef broth                          1 ea Carrot; chopped
      1 ea Celery, chopped                     4 ea Bacon; strips, cubed
      2 ea Onions; small, chopped              1 ts Salt
    1/4 ts Pepper; white                       6 ea Frankfurters, sliced *
      2 tb Parsley; chopped               
 
  *  Note:  Use the real Frankfurters in this recipe and not the hot dogs!
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  Soak beans overnight.  In a 3-quart saucepan bring beans, water and beef
  froth to a boil.  Cook for about 1 hour.  Add carrot and celery and
  continue cooking for 30 minutes.  In a separate frypan cook the bacon until
  transparent.  Add the onions; cook until golden.  Set aside. Mash soup
  through a sieve or food mill.  Return to pan and add the bacon onion
  mixture, salt and pepper.  Add frankfurters; reheat about 5 minutes.
  Sprinkle soup with chopped parsley and serve.
 
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