White Bean and Vegetable Soup

== Description ==
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Chung Estate in Arlington, Texas in 1987.
* Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
== Ingredients ==
* 3 tablespoons olive oil
* 2 cups chopped onion
* 2 cups chopped celery
* 2 cloves garlic
* 1 bay leaf
* 1 teaspoon dried thyme
* 1 teaspoon dried rosemary crumbled
* 2 cups sliced carrots
* 8 small red potatoes chopped
* 1 pound dried white beans soaked overnight in enough cold water and drained
* 5 cups vegetable stock
* 1 cup white wine
* ½ cup chopped parsley
* ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
== Directions ==
# In large pot heat olive oil over moderately high heat and cook onion,celery, bay leaf, thyme and rosemary stirring occasionally until onion and celery are translucent.
# Add minced garlic and cook for 1minute then add carrots, red potatoes, beans, stock and 5 cups of water and bring soup to a boil then reduce heat and simmer soup covered for 2 hours.
# Stir in the wine and additional stock or water to achieve desired consistency.
# Remove bay leaf.
# In a blender purée 2 cups of the soup until smooth and stir into soup.
# Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and stir in parsley.
# Serve soup with Parmesan sprinkled over top.
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