Southern Pinto Bean & Ham Soup recipes?

Pinto Beans


1 lb. bag pinto beans, sorted for rocks and bad beans


2 tbsp. bacon drippings or 4 slices bacon or 2 slices salty ham


1/2 an onion,


Water





Place beans in pot, cover with water. Bring to boil and boil 5 minutes, stirring often. Drain beans and rinse. Return to pot and cover again with cold water. Add drippings, bacon or ham, and the onion. Cover and simmer until beans are tender and broth is thickened. Remove onion and bacon/ham and discard. Serve with cornbread and butter.Southern Pinto Bean %26amp; Ham Soup recipes?
This is yummy!





Pinto Bean/Ham soup





INGREDIENTS


1 pound dry pinto beans


6 large carrots, sliced 1/2 inch thick


1 large chopped onion


6 stalks celery, sliced into 1/2 inch pieces


1 large clove garlic


3 1/2 pounds ham hocks


2 teaspoons paprika


CSIPETKE:


1 cup all-purpose flour


1/2 teaspoon salt


1 egg


1 tablespoon vegetable oil





DIRECTIONS





Wash and sort beans. Soak in cold water overnight; drain. In a large 8-qt. pot, combine beans, carrots, onions, celery, garlic, meat and paprika. Add enough water to cover ingredients by 2 in. simmer, partly covered, for 2-1/2 hours or until the beans are tender, adding more water as needed. When beans are tender; remove meat to side dish.


To make Csipetke, mix all ingredients into stiff dough; let rest for 30 minutes. Divide into 4 parts. Flatten each part and pinch off pieces about the size of a cherry pit; roll between fingers and drop into hot soup. Cook 30 minutes. Blend in sour cream, if desired. Mix in parsley and vinegar; adjust seasoning. Cut reserved ham into bite-size pieces; stir into soup.Southern Pinto Bean %26amp; Ham Soup recipes?
Here's a different one, with a bit more spice:





Ingredients:


Southern Ham and Bean Soup





* 1 tsp vegetable oil


* 1 large onion, diced


* 2 stalks celery, diced


* 2 cloves garlic, minced


* 1 small bell pepper, diced


* 2 smoked ham, hocks


* 1 1/2 lb. ham, diced


* 1 tbsp fresh ground black pepper


* 2 cup chicken stock, homemade


* 4 x 16 oz cans Bush's navy beans


* 1 x 8 oz can tomato soup


* 2 medium potato, diced, and, parboiled


* 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce


* 1 can Ro-Tel tomato


* salt


* tabasco sauce








Directions:


Southern Ham and Bean Soup





1. Boil ham hocks in chicken stock until tender. Remove meat from skin and bones, reserve meat and stock.


2. Heat oil in a large cast iron pot, brown diced ham in oil, remove and reserve.


3. Add and saut茅 onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic and ham until veggies are tender. Return reserved ham and hock meat to the pot.


4. Place remaining ingredients into the pot with enough chicken stock to thin lightly, and cook for 1 hour.


5. Best served with a good bacon cornbread.
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