Pop-Pop Phil's Bean Soup

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hawgheaven

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All this talk of soups and chowders is firing me up! Here is one of my favorites for the winter months:

Ingredients:

4 lbs black-eyed peas
1 medium-sized picnic ham w/bone (6-8lbs) chunked
4 qt chicken stock
3 celery stalks chopped
3 carrots chopped
1 large onion chopped
2 cans whole plum tomatoes 28oz (crush by hand)
6-8 cloves of garlic crushed or finely chopped
2 bay leaves
Fresh ground pepper
Cumin
Cayenne pepper
Oregano
Crystal hot sauce
Worchester sauce

Note:

If you are not a fan of black-eyed peas, substitute your favorite bean instead...

Assembly:

Note: Quantity for the spices and hot sauce are to taste. I never use an exact amount, just what feels good at the time.

Wash/rinse black-eyed peas thoroughly, pour them into a large pot (at least a 12 qt size or bigger). Add all the rest of the ingredients to the pot, stir, cover and bring to a boil. Remove the lid, reduce heat and let it simmer for about 3 hours, stirring occasionally.

Serving suggestions:

Let the soup cool off and sit overnight in the refrigerator. Scoop into quart-sized containers; breaking up the chunks of ham as you go. Heat up enough for dinner and freeze the rest. It keeps very well in the freezer! Serve with fresh cornbread and a nice bottle of cabernet sauvignon.
 
Yum! That sounds great HawgHeaven!
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I love black eyed peas and I just happen to have a large hunk of ham in the fridge. Looks like I might be making this for supper tonight.
 
This soup will serve you well, I guarontee!

BTW, I prefer to go easy on the oregano... you can always add more later.

Have fun!
 
I finally got around to making this lastnight....I didn't have black eyed peas, but I had a bag of the 15 mixed beans.
I also used home canned tomatoes in place of the canned plums.
Along with a skillet of jalapeno/onion/whole corn cornbread.

I'm sure it isn't as good as your's HawgHeaven, but I enjoyed it.
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Your recipe is a keeper! Thanks for sharing!
 
Hawg -
that looks great! Somehow I didn't see it the first time around. Can never have to much soup or stew in the wnter!

Cowgirl-
Beautiful corn bread! I LOVE cornbread and the black skillet is the only way to make it right!
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Thanks everyone!

I am making a batch of it now as we speak, but I made a slight adjustment... I did not use the picnic ham as suggested. I used some leftover smoked spare rib skirt/trimmin's meat instead... oh my GAWD it smells good in here... I'll let you know how it comes out.

Stay tuned...
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Ladies and gentlemen, the bean soup is a success! The rib meat is absolutely awesome in this mix! Here's a pic, it doesn't do it much justice, but I hope you get the idea...

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wow hawg................nice

but if i am not feeding the 6th fleet.........

can i cut down on a one to one basis the recipe.....i ask this......cause sometimes, some recipes don't do well in a one to one basis for cutting down......sometimes one ingredient gets either TOO powerful.........or not enuff........if you rubberband what i am saying...........(rubberband = understand in stupid talk.....i do that well)
 
Sure, you can cut it down... no problem. But if you make the whole recipe, you can freeze it... it freezes very well.
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