Bean & Bacon Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
120 g lardons or 120 g streaky bacon
1 medium onion
1 garlic clove
1 stalk celery
1 carrot
400 g chopped tomatoes
700 ml chicken stock (i use a cube)
400 g rinsed butter beans or 400 g haricot beans
10 g basil

Preparation

Heat the oil and add the bacon and cook until the fat begins to run.
then add the chopped onion, garlic, celery,carrot, and cook for 5 min's med heat.
Then add tomatoes and stock and bring to the boil and simmer for 20min's
Stir in the beans and reheat until boiling
Add seasoning and chopped basil and serve with some nice crusty bread.