Render the fat from the bacon in the dutch oven and remove bacon for later. Remove bacon just before it gets crisp.
Add onions, celery and carrots and saute till wilted.
Add chicken stock, drained beans and undrained tomatoes. Season with salt and Pepper and give it a good stir.
Add sausage, add the bacon which you chop, thecumin and bay leaves, cover the pot and bring to a boil.
Lower heat to simmer and let cook a couple of hours to marry the flavors.
check the pot every once in a while and give it a stir. Add more liquid (chicken stock) if it looks like you need more.
At the end of cooking time add the butter, let it melt and stir it in.
One last check for seasoning. Remove bay leaves.
To serve put a small mound of rice in the soup bowl then ladle the re bean and sausage soup on top. Garnish with a healthy mound of crab meat on top and a sprinkle of chopped parsley or celery leaves.
Add onions, celery and carrots and saute till wilted.
Add chicken stock, drained beans and undrained tomatoes. Season with salt and Pepper and give it a good stir.
Add sausage, add the bacon which you chop, thecumin and bay leaves, cover the pot and bring to a boil.
Lower heat to simmer and let cook a couple of hours to marry the flavors.
check the pot every once in a while and give it a stir. Add more liquid (chicken stock) if it looks like you need more.
At the end of cooking time add the butter, let it melt and stir it in.
One last check for seasoning. Remove bay leaves.
To serve put a small mound of rice in the soup bowl then ladle the re bean and sausage soup on top. Garnish with a healthy mound of crab meat on top and a sprinkle of chopped parsley or celery leaves.
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