Red Kidney Bean Soup

Creamy thick hearty soup made from red kidney beans.
This soup is one excellent use for the bean.

Ingredients:
2 cups red kidney beans 1 large onion diced
1 red pepper diced 2 large celery stalks diced
1 1/2 pound smokey bacon cubed 1 tbsp cumin
1 tsp cayenne pepper 6 cups water
2 tbsp olive oil salt to taste

Directions:
Crisp bacon in a large pot or dutch oven
Remove bacon and drain excess fat
Add olive oil to pot and saute Trinity
(onion, bell pepper and celery) until soft
Add bacon back to pot;
adding the cumin and cayenne pepper
Add beans and water
Bring to boil over high heat, then reduce to simmer
and cover for 2 1/2 to 3 hrs or until beans are tender
Add salt to taste
With an immersion blender,
pulse until soup has a creamy consistency.
Serve over rice and enjoy.