PINK BEAN SOUP
This is a recipe I've been searching for for a long time. On my trips to Southern California, I would always stop in a restaurant named Keefer's Inn in King City, California. Unfortunately, the restaurant changed hands and this soup served there wasn't the same.In the old restaurant, in their gift shop, burlap bags of pink beans were sold along with a recipe card for this soup. I never bought one because I thought the restaurant would be there forever! I wrote in to a local newspaper food column asking if anyone still had the recipe and lucked out! Pink beans are smallish, sweet, meaty beans sometimes are known as chili beans; however, any pea or bean will work. I just love the pink beans for this savory soup. * cooking time does not include overnight soaking ** a ham bone can certainly be used instead of a ham hock
Provided by Chattes
Categories Beans
Time 3h20m
Yield 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Rinse the beans, checking for stones and debris.
- Soak beans overnight.
- Saute bacon until crisp, drain.
- Add carrots, celery, onions and garlic to bacon grease.
- Saute 5-10minutes.
- Drain beans.
- Put in bean soup pot along with carrots, celery, onions and garlic.
- Add the cooked bacon.
- Add the ham hock, tomato sauce and water.
- Bring to a boil, turn the heat down and simmer for 2 1/2 hours until beans are soft.
- Remove the ham hock and pull the meat from the bone.
- Chop and return meat to the soup.
- Remove 1/4th to 1/3rd of the beans, mash or puree.
- Return to pot and simmer another 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Skim off unwanted grease.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve.
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