Post by goodcookin on Dec 27, 2005 12:33:06 GMT -5
Traditional New Year's Day Bean Soup
Makes 8 servings.
2 cups dry black-eyed peas
1 ham hock
1 onion, chopped
1 pound diced cooked ham
1 10-ounce can diced tomatoes with green chiles
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Soak the dry black-eyed peas in salted water in a large kettle overnight. Drain, cover with water and add the ham hock. Simmer gently for 2 1/2 hours. Remove the ham hock and cool.
When ham hock has cooled, remove any bits of meat and reserve. Discard the bone. Stir in onion, ham, diced tomatoes with green chilies, red bell pepper, garlic, lemon juice and reserved hock meat. Simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
Makes 8 servings.
2 cups dry black-eyed peas
1 ham hock
1 onion, chopped
1 pound diced cooked ham
1 10-ounce can diced tomatoes with green chiles
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Soak the dry black-eyed peas in salted water in a large kettle overnight. Drain, cover with water and add the ham hock. Simmer gently for 2 1/2 hours. Remove the ham hock and cool.
When ham hock has cooled, remove any bits of meat and reserve. Discard the bone. Stir in onion, ham, diced tomatoes with green chilies, red bell pepper, garlic, lemon juice and reserved hock meat. Simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.