[at-l] Speaking of beans..

[Pat]

Wonder if you can substitute some bacon for the ham?
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jan Lite 
  To: at-l ; Felix J 
  Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 1:45 PM
  Subject: Re: [at-l] Speaking of beans..



  Hey,
  Neat trick! 
  Beans in the winter always seem so hearty.

  Here's a classic recipe, if you want to branch out and get a little smoky broth - I've sure you're clever enough to figure out how to adapt it to the woodstove.:

  "A simple navy bean soup made with ham bone or hocks and navy beans, along with chopped vegetables.
  Ingredients:

      * 1 pound navy beans
      * 2 quarts boiling water
      * 2 ham hocks or a meaty ham bone
      * 1/4 cup chopped onion
      * 1/2 cup chopped celery
      * chopped ham or ham from the meaty bone
      * salt and pepper to taste (I add a little seasoned salt along with regular) 

  Preparation:
  Wash beans; place in a large bowl and add boiling water. Let beans soak for a few hours. Simmer ham bone or hocks with the beans until beans are tender. Remove bones and chop ham. Add chopped onions and celery. Add water to make about 1 gallon. Add ham meat, salt, and pepper to taste. Cook about 30 minutes longer. Navy bean soup recipe serves 12 or more.

  That came from https://webmail.earthlink.net/wam/msg.jsp?msgid=78233&x=-902266573
  but it's basically the same way I've made it for years. A broth/stock made from simmered bones is very healthy and yummy. I make split pea soup the same way (only use peas instead of navy beans, of course).


-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://patsy.hack.net/pipermail/at-l/attachments/20081212/27f99b96/attachment.html