Soup Thread

[badwhale]

I might be violating some sort of cooking protocol here, but since nobody's here:

Russ's Bean Soup ~ Cumbola, PA

1 Batch / 4 quarts +/-

Ingredients:
1 bag of great northern beans (1#/2 cups)
1 tbsp. ham base
2 large potatoes ~ peel / cube
2 ribs of celery ~ cubed
1 large onion ~ chopped
2 carrots ~ cubed
2 quarts of water (this includes whatever you get from the ham broth by way of boiling a ham hock, or a leftover piece of ham)
1-2 ham hocks / bone
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1 clove of garlic
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. salt (optional)
1 can of diced tomatoes (preferably "petite diced" they apparently break down better)
browned flour

Directions:
Soak beans overnight, enough water to cover entire time
Boil ham, cool and skim fat (meat should fall off bone, break apart easily)
Chop ham, veggies and combine with water in pot
Simmer until beans / veggies are soft (couple hours on low with lid on)
add extra ham base to taste at end
add browned flour at end to thicken as necessary

[ggiese]

Damn that looks nice!

Might I suggest adding som bay leaves? I love the subtle taste of bay in bean and ham soup (e.g. Lentil soup)

[badwhale]

Damn that looks nice!

Might I suggest adding som bay leaves? I love the subtle taste of bay in bean and ham soup (e.g. Lentil soup)

I already got supreme approval from the MIL. Can't fuck wit it now.

[kevin7]

Nice soup Will my momma always put 1 bay leaf in a pot of ham n bean soup.

[BowhuntnHoosier]

Looks yummy......with MIL approval do not do anything. Its hard to make them happy. lol

[ggiese]

BTW - that coffee bean grinder you have in the background is THE BEST!!! I used to have one, but gave it to my mom and dad because their's died. I had a 2 ounce shotglass that was PERFECT for creating a pot of coffee - not too weak, not too strong. And I could take just about any decent coffee bean and make a very nice pot of coffee.

Good like finding a replacement if it dies - I had to go Keurig to come close to the quality of the coffee it brewed...

[badwhale]

BTW - that coffee bean grinder you have in the background is THE BEST!!! I used to have one, but gave it to my mom and dad because their's died. I had a 2 ounce shotglass that was PERFECT for creating a pot of coffee - not too weak, not too strong. And I could take just about any decent coffee bean and make a very nice pot of coffee.

Good like finding a replacement if it dies - I had to go Keurig to come close to the quality of the coffee it brewed...

Thanks, we got that one as a wedding gift in 2005, so they must have discontinued them since then. There's a pin that broke on the original, and I sent it back for another. The second time it sheared, I fixed it with a spring steel pin, and it's worked since.

I can't believe they're not available anymore. I found a couple places online with old stock. There's retro ones on ebay that are decorated for $$$