Lettuce And Bacon Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb thick slab bacon
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 cup low-fat milk
• 3 cups cold water
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 10 cups leafy lettuce, washed and torn

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet fry the bacon until fully cooked but not crisp.
• 2 remove bacon and fat from skillet, then return 1/4 cup of the fat to the pan.
• 3 stirring constantly, add the flour and brown in fat to a deep golden brown.
• 4 add the water carefully as it will splatter some (i find it splatters less if i dump all the water in quickly) and stir well. then add the milk and bring to a rolling boil stirring frequently.
• 5 add the lettuce and cut up bacon to the browned fat and flour mixture.
• 6 bring back to a rolling boil, stirring contantly.
• 7 add eggs to mixture making sure to stir it thoughout the soup.
• 8 reduce heat to low and continue to cook for about 1/2 hour (until lettuce is cooked down).