Recipe: Appetizing A Soup of Beans

A Soup of Beans. I am an Appalachian "kid" and bean soup was a staple in our family. Here is a little trick I learned. Remove the pan DON'T DRAIN and SET THE PAN IN YOUR SINK.

To serve, transfer beans to individual bowls and ladle some of the cooking broth over the beans. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, another minute. Add the beans and just enough stock to cover. You can have A Soup of Beans using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of A Soup of Beans

1. Prepare 15 ounces of dark kidney beans.
2. Prepare 15 ounces of light kidney beans.
3. Prepare 15 ounces of pinto beans.
4. Prepare 15 ounces of Cannellini beans.
5. You need 1 cup of sliced celery leaves incorporated.
6. You need 2 tablespoons of minced garlic.
7. Prepare 1 of large onion diced.
8. It's 1-1/2 tablespoons of rice vinegar.
9. It's 1 pint of chicken broth.
10. You need 1/3 pound of hog jawls, bacon with skin.
11. You need 1 teaspoon of salt.
12. It's 1 teaspoon of ground black pepper.
13. You need 1 teaspoon of ground cumin.
14. You need 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar.
15. Prepare 1 stick of butter.
16. Prepare 1 teaspoon of summer savory.

Once your beans are soaked, you can get the soup started. Tuscan bean soup is traditionally made with white beans, seasonal vegetables, aromatic herbs, and a substantial green (like kale or chard) - making for a cozy and flavorful soup. It saves well in the refrigerator and also freezes well, making it a great meal prep recipe. Soup beans refer to brown beans (such as pinto beans) that are cooked with pork for flavoring.

A Soup of Beans step by step

1. Slice the hog jawls into strips. Remove the skin cutting closely to the edges leaving little fat on the strips. Slice the rest of the hog jawls into small bits. Render the fat off the skin..
2. Remove the skin strips and slice them into very small pieces. Add the hog jawls into the pot to render them. Dice the onions..
3. Add the onion and skin bits into the pot with the rendered hog jawls, sweat the onions for 15 minutes. Add the garlic, salt, and celery sauté for 10 minutes..
4. Add the beans, broth, spices and vinegar. Bring to a boil then simmer for 30 minutes stirring occasionally..
5. After it has simmered 30 minutes add the butter and allow to melt covered with the heat off..

Other types of beans can also be used such as white beans, butter beans, or black-eyed peas, but it's the pinto bean that is the favorite of mountain folk. Soup beans are often re-cooked as fried bean cakes, or made into mountain chili the next day. Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute the onions, carrots and celery in oil until tender; add to soup. Drain the beans and place them in a pot.