INGREDIENTS:
1 tablespoon annatto oil 4 ounces fresh bacon, diced 4 ounces Genoa salami, diced
1/4 cup basic Recaito 1/2 cup manzanilla olives, chopped 1 cup tomato sauce
1/2 pound white navy beans, cooked 8 cups water 1/4 cup short-grain rice
2 ounces angel hair pasta or fidellini 1/2 tablespoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper
1 Heat the oil in a heavy skillet and saute the bacon and salami. Add the recaito, olives, and tomato sauce. Cook over medium heat for 3 minutes.
2 In a soup kettle, combine the beans and water. Add the bacon mixture, rice, noodles, and salt and pepper. Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the rice is cooked.