Sunday, February 19, 2012

Blustery Winter Days



Blustery days and and a bowl of hot, hearty soup go together. 
Busy days and soup go together. 
I've been packing. And packing. And packing.
So far, seventeen boxes of china. 
Yep - that's right - I said seventeen. Boxes of china. 
And then cleaned out the basement. There I found three truckloads of miscellany fit to go to St. Vincent's.  And three giant bags of garbage  fit to go to the road.  
At the end of the day I was so relieved to have put a pot of bean soup on to simmer.  
Try it on your next busy day. It would probably work in a crock pot too, if you're not going to be home. 


Bean Soup

In a large stock pot or dutch oven place:

1 smoked pork hock or meaty ham bone.
3 cups dried white beans or black eyed peas
2 large potatoes, halved
2 medium carrots, in large chunks 
2 yellow onions, chopped
2 bay leaves
rosemary or thyme ( whichever or neither ) 
freshly ground pepper 


Cover generously with water  ( start with 8 cups and add more if necessary ) 
Simmer until beans are tender and vegetables are soft. 
Remove pork hock or ham bone and pick off and chop the meat,
Use a potato masher to chop up the potatoes and carrot in the pot.
OK - now the secret ingredient - pour in about 1/4 cup or so of molasses. 
It improves the colour and makes it super yummy.
Enjoy!
( it's even better the next day )

<3 Karen 

2 comments:

  1. That soup sounds yummy!!!!
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  2. The soup sounds yummy. Call me and I'll come over for a bowl and a chat ;-)

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