old world black bean soup

Name: Old World Black Bean Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 cup(s) oil; 1/2 pound(s) salt pork diced; 2 large onions; 6 clove(s) garlic minced; 1 large smoked meaty ham hock; 12 cup(s) chicken stock; 1 teaspoon(s) cayenne pepper; 2 tablespoon(s) ground cumin; 1 cup(s) molasses; 4 - 15 oz cans black beans drained and rinsed; 1/4 cup(s) wine vinegar

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barbara lentz

beulah, MI

Updated on Mar 8, 2018

This is the way my dad use to make ham and bean soup. It has a great smoky taste from the ham hock and salt pork.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 2 Hr

method Stove Top

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/4 cup oil
1/2 pound salt pork diced
2 large onions
6 cloves garlic minced
1 large smoked meaty ham hock
12 cups chicken stock
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons ground cumin
1 cup molasses
4 - 15 oz cans black beans drained and rinsed
1/4 cup wine vinegar

How To Make old world black bean soup

Step 1

Place oil in bottom of large pot. Saute the salt pork, onions and garlic until pork is crispy. Add the ham hock and chicken stock. Stir in the cumin and cayenne pepper.

Step 2

Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer and simmer 1 1/2 hours. Remove the ham hock and let it cool a bit. Add the black beans, molasses and vinegar to the pot.
Step 3

Continue to simmer another 1/2 hour cutting the meat off the ham hock and adding it back to the pot.
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