My Homemade Split Pea Soup ~ A Favorite of My Family

We are going into autumn here so it's time to make some split pea soup! 2 tbs olive oil or garlic infused olive oil 1/2 med to large onion, chopped 2-3 cloves garlic, chopped or grated 32 oz box of chicken or vegetable stock 2 lbs split green peas, rinsed water 2-3 lbs smoked pork hocks, neck or shoulder bones ~ Optional 1 lb ham, cut into small pieces ~Optional



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How to cook the beans (also known as butter beans)

There was a thank you to my house when you were a girl, not including the beans. In addition, beans are a dish on virtually every Sunday-with-the-kinfolks food. Only usually called beans.

The beans are very popular in the southern United States, perhaps not in other regions, but good in any place and at any time, in my opinion biased. The trick is to cook well.

Strangely, cook the beans in the right waymeans that the form of cooking I remember most of my relatives did in the south, and also the way in which restaurants he frequented. Everyone seemed to think that I had to cook in a mass, and their oversalt. If this is what I am used to eating beans and enjoy in that way, then do not let that stop you. But keep in mind that the recipes I give below are tuned to produce beans that are halfway between "hard" and "mass" in the scale of cooked beans.

One thing I've learned recentlythe beans are further south than I had suspected: they had grown and consumed in South America thousands of years ago.

Fresh beans are best, although it requires more preparation work, including the bombing of their own. More likely to get fresh limes in the market for farmers, especially in the South.

Alternatively, use dried or frozen cables at your supermarket. You can probably find both large and small ("baby") the size, my preference is forsmaller ones, since they seem to be more resistant they become soft and cooked, but either will work fine.

If you start with dried beans must be soaked for at least five hours and preferably overnight before cooking. Note that dried beans swell soaking and cooking, more than doubling its volume. Therefore, a cup of cooked dry beans up to 2 cups or so.

Beans, Southern Style

If you go to a house stylerestaurant or coffee in the south and lima beans for, the odds are 10 to 1 that this is the way it goes on the table. We're talking about authenticity here!

Ingredients

1 pounds beans, large or small (usually dry beans are available in 1-lb. Packets)

1 onion, chopped

1 or 2 pieces of ham

1 large clove garlic

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

1 tablespoon cooking oil

Instructions

1. Soak the beans overnight(If using dried beans)

2. Rinse the beans in a colander with cold water.

3. Dump beans in a pot, cover with water and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes.

4. Remove beans from heat, cover and let stand until cooled quite well - at least 30 to 45 minutes. Then, drain the beans and set aside.

5. In saucepan, saute pork shank, onion and garlic in oil until onion is transparent. Put the beans and cover with water. Season with salt andblack pepper.

6. Bring pot to boil. Cover pot, reduce heat and simmer for 1 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add water if necessary to keep beans covered.

7. After half an hour of simmering, begin to see how the beans are well cooked. It is advisable to stop the cooking soon, depending on the offer are - and if you do not like the mashed beans!

Succotash

This is the other main way to enjoy beansat least where I grew up. Succotash basically means that beans and corn. Onions and tomatoes are interested in more information.

Ingredients

3 cups of beans

3 / 4 cup chopped onion

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

3 cups frozen corn, cooked (according to package directions)

2 cups peeled and chopped

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

1. Put the beans in a large skillet or pot. Cover with water and boil 4-6minutes, or until tender. Drainage.

2. Melt the butter or margarine in a small skillet over medium heat, pour in the pot that cooks the beans in

3. Add beans, onions, corn and tomatoes to the pot. Saute 4 to 7 minutes, stirring often.

4. Remove from heat, mix with salt and pepper and serve.

Soup recipe of white beans with chunks of ham: Add pork shank and bay leaves for the white bean soup recipe

Learn how to add the hocks and bay leaves to the recipe Aham hocks and black bean soup in this free food video of Southern cuisine. Expert: David Post Bio: David message is chef and owner of the Big Easy Catering in Santa Barbara, California. Director: Diana Bacon



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Alfie, the hedgehog and the pea and ham soup

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BOOM BOOM DoreensKitchen.com Soup

Ham and beans, DoreensKitchen.com, CD Cookbook, doreenskitchen@ymail.com, doreenpastore@yahoo.com



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Shredded garlic, augment and ham soup (post~shred)

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Betty's Trip to Shakertown with Rick--NO RECIPE--

In this video, Betty, and her husband, Rick, travel to the Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky (locally known as "Shakertown"), to have lunch. Shakertown is 47 miiles from our home, but there is no direct route between Richmond and Shakertown. WSince it was a nice fall day, we took a scenic route, by driving to the Kentucky River and crossing on the Valley View Ferry, the oldest continually operating business in the state. At Shakertown we had lunch, consisting of miniature cornsticks, coleslaw, chicken croquettes, potatoes au gratin, corn pudding, a trio of biscuits, with country ham salad, pimiento salad, and chicken salad, tomato-celery soup, Shaker lemon pie, chess pie, iced tea, soda, and hot coffee with fresh cream. After lunch, we strolled down a lane to look at some Shaker-style buildings and furniture, and then we went to the main gift shop, which had many interesting cafrts madeby local artisans, including candles, boxes, quilts, soap, shaker pegs, and much, much more. And then, it was back home to Richmond. We are happy to invite you along on our little outing! --Betty :)



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