Showing posts with label Soup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Soup. Show all posts

Monday, January 7, 2013

January Projects, Part One

White Bean and Ham Soup
 
What could be better for a crisp winter day?
 
 
 
 
2 large carrots, 2 celery stalks, 1big onion, 2 cloves of garlic all chopped up and sautéed a bit in some olive oil,
 
 
 
along with a quart of beans dried from the summer garden.
 
 
 
Toss in a smoked ham hock, a bay leaf, pepper and add 3-4 quarts of water.
 
Simmer 1-2 hours or so until beans are tender. Mash half of the beans and veggies together into the broth for a creamy texture. Chop up the ham from the bone and
 
 
 
 Enjoy.
 
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the farmhouse, there was a bit of demolition going on...