
Basic Bean Soup

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You can make this soup using virtually any bean, but the cooking times will vary accordingly; some beans cook faster than others, a phenomenon that results more from the age of the bean than the variety. The secret to this soup is the smoke from the ham bone, ham hocks, or bacon. If you dont have all three, just use more of the one(s) you do have.
ingredients
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serves: 8
2 cups dried beans (soaked for 4 hours in cold water to cover)
3 quarts broth (or water and more as needed)
Bouquet garni
1 ham bone (or 2 ham hocks)
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 pound bacon (preferably in one piece)
1 large onion (peeled and chopped)
2 cloves garlic (peeled and chopped)
1 cup dry sherry
Tabasco sauce
Sour cream
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount per Serving
Calories: 610
- Total Fat: 23.2 g
- Saturated Fat: 7.6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 63.8 mg
- Sodium: 2524.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 64 g
- Dietary Fiber: 8.4 g
- Sugars: 1.9 g
- Protein: 35.2 g
preparation

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Mommy_loves_to_cook
August 28, 2011