Recipe Bean & Ham Hock soup

Ingredients :

• 1 1/3 lb dried beans
• 1 water
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 large Ham Hocks
• spices
• 3 tsp salt (more or less to your liking)
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper (more or less to taste)
• 2 tbsp chili powder
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp Italian seasoning mix

Method :

1. Cover beans with water, by about an inch or more. Set aside for 8 hours to soak.
2. 3 hours before beans are done place ham hocks in a pot, cover with water.
3. Bring hocks to a boil, cover, turn down to a simmer. Check water level periodically to add more if required.
4. When hocks have simmered for 3 hours, pull hocks out, place I a plate to allow to cool.
5. Place soaked beans in large pot. Adds 8 cups of hock broth and water.
6. Bring beans to a boil, turn down heat to a simmer, cover. Stir ever 10-15 minutes
7. After hocks cool down, remove bones, shred/chop meat and skin to bit sized pieces.
8. After beans have simmered 1 1/2 hours)
9. Chop one large onion (yellow or sweet is what I usually use), add to beans, stir
10. Adds ham hocks to beans, stir
11. If using a premixed add season packet. Or add spices in ingredients list, not both!
12. Simmer for 30 minutes, serve

Recipe Bean & Ham Hock soup 2015-01-14T20:25:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: CakeMaster