Creamy Navy Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1 pint navy beans
• Celery, chopped
• Tomato, chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 cup bean cooking liquid
• 1 pinch red pepper

Method

1. 1 Soak navy beans overnight, then cook until very tender.
2. 2 Add celery, tomato, salt, and pepper to the beans; cook together well.
3. 3 In a separate saucepan, melt butter and fry chopped onion until clear.
4. 4 Mix flour with 1 cup of bean liquid and a little butter; cook briefly.
5. 5 Add the flour mixture to the soup, stir in red pepper, and boil for 10 minutes.
6. 6 Strain the soup before serving.