American Bean Soup Recipe - Cooking Index
American Bean Soup Recipe - Cooking Index
It's a main course, often with internal consequences -- which, presumably, is one of the reasons that it's as American as can be. SoupTale: Barometer Soup...by Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad "I know, by my scientific reading, that either thermometers or barometers ought to be boiled, to make them accurate; I did not know which it was, so I boiled both. There was still no result. ...I hunted up another barometer; it was new and perfect. I boiled it half an hour in a pot of bean soup which the cooks were making. The result was unexpected: the instrument was not affected at all, but there was such a strong barometer taste to the soup that the head cook, who was a most conscientious person, changed its name in the bill of fare. This dish was so greatly liked by all, that I ordered the cook to have barometer soup every day."
Courses: Soup| 1/2 cup | 80g / 2.8oz | Dried common white beans |
| 1 | Salty ham, ham bone, or bacon | |
| 4 cups | 948ml | Boiling water |
| 1 | Bay leaf | |
| 1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | White peppercorns |
| 3 | Whole cloves | |
| 1 | Carrot - diced | |
| 3 | Celery stalks with leaves - chopped | |
| 1 | Onion - chopped | |
| 2 | Garlic cloves - minced | |
| 1 | Potato - grated |
Soak the beans overnight, then discard water. Put beans, ham/bacon, boiling water, bay leaf, pepper, and cloves in a pot and cook slowly until the beans are soft, about 2 to 3 hours. Add the carrots, celery, onion, garlic, and grated potato and cook 30 more minutes.
Remove the meat and shred. Put the soup through a food mill or processor. Thin, if you like, with water or milk. Correct seasoning. Ladle into bowls and top with croutons and parsley.
Source:
"Soup Of The Evening...Beautiful Soup at http://www.soupsong.com"
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