Bean Soup Recipes

[Trinity]

I'm going to write down all of these options (Minus the Spam ). I've been buying a lot of dry beans, so I need to have a variety of ways to cook them.

What if there is no fresh meat is to be had? Only canned? Did the pioneers just rely on spices? I know there is a difference between just eating to survive and actually enjoying what you are eating. I guess I want both if at all possible.

[Sugaree]

I'm going to write down all of these options (Minus the Spam ). I've been buying a lot of dry beans, so I need to have a variety of ways to cook them.

What if there is no fresh meat is to be had? Only canned? Did the pioneers just rely on spices? I know there is a difference between just eating to survive and actually enjoying what you are eating. I guess I want both if at all possible.

Absolutely... this question led to my experiemnt last fall. Good practice to cook just from preps every once in a while- I sure learned some things!

Hunybee said the canned hams work well with the bean soup, I might have to try that next time. I don't think I have any canned ham in my preps, and somehow canned tuna sounds waaaaay to scary to try in bean soup, lol.

[thread drift]
You may want to look into meat preservation techniques, for when there is only wild game to be had... salting, smoking & drying all used by pioneers. These are VERY good questions to be asking, Trinity! Thumbs up for you girl

[Trinity]

Absolutely... this question led to my experiemnt last fall. Good practice to cook just from preps every once in a while- I sure learned some things!

Hunybee said the canned hams work well with the bean soup, I might have to try that next time. I don't think I have any canned ham in my preps, and somehow canned tuna sounds waaaaay to scary to try in bean soup, lol.

[thread drift]
You may want to look into meat preservation techniques, for when there is only wild game to be had... salting, smoking & drying all used by pioneers. These are VERY good questions to be asking, Trinity! Thumbs up for you girl

Thank you. The problem that I have with meat is that the more I see of it raw or in its natural form before it is cooked, the less I want to eat it. I don't have any moral or ethical issues with eating meat, I just don't like to look at it raw. But that is a problem since I have a husband and children who love their meat--I could do without it 90% of the time. Since I can't raise animals where I live, I need to have some stored up that doesn't require refrigeration (just in case). I have canned tuna, chicken, spam, corned beef hash, etc.

[Summerthyme]

I just canned up 34 pints of THIS soup Friday. I added a couple tablespoons of seasoned salt (for my 6x recipe size- figure 1 tsp or to taste for this recipe)

It's a GOOD soup... not quite like Campbells, but hubby says "better".

Summerthyme

Campbell`s Bean & Bacon Soup
CDKitchen http://www.cdkitchen.com

Category: Bean And Bacon Soup
Serves/Makes: 4 | Difficulty Level: 3 | Ready In: > 5 hrs

Ingredients:

2 cups navy beans -- soaked overnight
6 strips crispy fried bacon -- minced
3 medium carrots -- minced
3 medium celery stalks -- minced
1 medium onion -- minced
1/2 teaspoon thyme
2 cloves garlic -- minced
4 ounces tomato paste
1 dash red pepper flakes
6 cups water, more if needed
2 cups ham stock, if available -- decrease water
1 tablespoon wine vinegar
few drops liquid Barbecue Smoke� -- optional
salt and pepper -- to taste




Directions:
Soak beans overnight and discard water. Place all ingredients except wine vinegar, salt and pepper in a large kettle. Simmer until beans are tender (about 3 hours) .(substituting 1 or 2 cups of ham stock for 1 or 2 cups of water gives this soup an extra depth of flavor)

Puree 1 to 2 cups of soup and return to pot. Add wine vinegar and liquid smoke, mix well. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve with hot cornbread and honey.

Recipe Location: http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/rec...oup54670.shtml

[Lardel]

Bacon pieces added to a pot of beans is good. Or,
Add potatoes and carrots. Or,
Add diced carrots, catsup, bacon bits and a drop of liquid smoke. (Short version of Summertyme's recipe!) Or,
Beans and green beans go well together.
Use your imagination, but start with a small pot and see if you like it!!

[Disastercat]

Canned ham works OK, fresh ham or bacon is better (you can freeze it). I think spam probably just fell apart, also I think they may be adding stuff these days. I'm not sure, but I know I did not like the flavor last time we bought it. Could just be more grown up taste buds, but I'm also guessing a few new flavorings or something.

[Trinity]

Limner, are black turtle beans the same as black beans?

[Sugaree]

But that is a problem since I have a husband and children who love their meat--I could do without it 90% of the time. Since I can't raise animals where I live, I need to have some stored up that doesn't require refrigeration (just in case). I have canned tuna, chicken, spam, corned beef hash, etc.

Same here...

I've added packages of bacon bits to our preps, they keep a long time.

I would do just fine with beans & peanut butter myself.

Well that and my hash... love my corned beef hash!

[patticakes]

ok, now you guys have me hungry for bean soup.

i just wandered through the preps and grabbed a bag of black-eyed peas (why do they call them "peas", they're beans) and some ham soup base (powdered boullion). popped over to the freezer and grabbed a package of vacuum sealed ham slices from a Honey-Baked that we had a while back. i threw all that in a pot with some s&p, a little parsley, a clove of garlic, 1/2 an onion 1 stalk of celery and a shredded carrot.

we'll see what happens......

if it's that bad, i'll just boil it down and serve it over rice.

[Trinity]

ok, now you guys have me hungry for bean soup.

i just wandered through the preps and grabbed a bag of black-eyed peas (why do they call them "peas", they're beans) and some ham soup base (powdered boullion). popped over to the freezer and grabbed a package of vacuum sealed ham slices from a Honey-Baked that we had a while back. i threw all that in a pot with some s&p, a little parsley, a clove of garlic, 1/2 an onion 1 stalk of celery and a shredded carrot.

we'll see what happens......

if it's that bad, i'll just boil it down and serve it over rice.

It sounds good to me.