Description
Great soup and a great recipe to accompany recipe #54123. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- Beans
- Ham Bone
- Water
- Onion
- Tomatoes
- Lemon, Juice Of
- Salt
Instructions
- If desired, omit ham and substitute beef, chicken, or vegetable stock for the cooking water
- Wash beans thoroughly
- Place in a large kettle, cover with water and soak overnight
- Next drain beans and add 2 quarts of new water and ham or ham hock
- Simmer slowly for 2-1 / 2 to 3 hours
- Then add spice packet, onion, tomatoes, lemon juice and salt to taste
- Simmer another 30 minutes or until beans are tender
- Take ham from soup
- Remove any bits of ham from bone and return to soup
- If using boneless ham, cut into bite-size pieces and return to soup
- Serve