It's BEAN Awhile!

[BandCollector]

Whenever I smoke ribs, I trim off the skirt meat as well as the brisket rib tips and smoke them along with the ribs.
But instead of enjoying them along with the ribs, I save them for my winter comfort food: bean soup!
BEAN craving some since the snow started flying.

Nothing fancy, just follow the instructions on the package of Hurst's HamBeens Brand 15 Bean Soup.

Smoked Ham and Hurst's HamBeens Brand15 Bean Soup​

Ingredients:

1 lb Ham and Ham Bone (OR use diced smoked skirt meat and rib tips!)
1 Cup Onions
1 Cup Celery
1 15 oz. Can of Stewed Tomatoes
1 t Chili Powder
Juice of One Lemon (approx. 3 T)
2 t Minced Garlic
2 Bay Leaves
1 Bag HamBeens Brand 15 Bean Soup Beans

Directions:

• Place beans in a large pot with 2 quarts of water. Allow beans to soak overnight, or at least 8 hours.
• After soaking, drain water; add 2 quarts of fresh water, ham bone, meat , and bay leaves.
• Bring beans to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer covered for 1½ hours.
• After simmering, add onions, celery, tomatoes, chili powder, lemon juice, and garlic. Simmer covered for another 30 minutes.
• Add contents of ham packet 1 to 2 minutes before cooking is completed. Salt and pepper to taste.

For a commercially packaged soup it is good on its own, but the smoked skirt meat and rib tips REALLY adds another level of enjoyment!

Simmering along nicely!

And finally, the fruits of your labor!

Thanks for viewing,

John

 

[adam15]

That looks delicious! I would take a bowl of that any time

 

[Sowsage]

That looks real good! And just one more reason to buy full spares .....i loving using the tips and whatever I trim off for stuff like this. Perfect meal for a cold snowy day!

 

[TNJAKE]

We must all be linking up. I have the exact same thing in the crockpot right now. Same beans same recipe. Only difference is I used chicken stock, hocks and andouille sausage

 

[Brokenhandle]

Comfort food at it's finest right there! I agree with you... that skirt meat makes a great addition to other meals, if it makes it past cook's snacks!

Ryan

 

[BandCollector]

Comfort food at it's finest right there! I agree with you... that skirt meat makes a great addition to other meals, if it makes it past cook's snacks!

Ryan

That is always the hard part. . .Convincing myself to save the skirt meat after I have had a few beers while smoking the ribs. . .LOL!

Fortunately, I sum up the willpower and reap the benefits this time of year.

John

 

[6GRILLZNTN]

That is one fine looking meal, and has NAP written all over it! Awesome job!

Dave

 

[BandCollector]

That is one fine looking meal, and has NAP written all over it! Awesome job!

Dave

LOL! The NAP is always one of the perks!

Thanks for the Like,

John

 

[BandCollector]

6GRILLZNTN Brokenhandle Sowsage

Thanks for the like guys. Appreciate it,

John

 

[tx smoker]

That's one fine looking pot of soup. I've made that before with the same beans and a bunch of ham. Interesting timing of your post. I've been craving a big pot of thick, rich, bean soup for a couple weeks now and have plans to make some in the nest couple days. This definitely has driven the point home. Excellent job!!

Robert

 

[sawhorseray]

Some fine looking comfort food to warm your soul on a cold day, nice job, Like! RAY

 

[BandCollector]

mike243 tx smoker sawhorseray indaswamp Johnny Ray SmokinEdge

Hey guys,

Thanks for the likes. . . Coming from you guys means a lot, even though it was an easy meal to create,

John

 

[chopsaw]

That looks fantastic . I do the same when trimming spares . Save that brisket flap .
Getting ready to do these next week .
Nice post .

 

[mneeley490]

Looks great! Like the others, I'm now in the mood to make some also. I like smoked pork hocks and some sliced chorizo sausage in mine.

 

[BandCollector]

Looks great! Like the others, I'm now in the mood to make some also. I like smoked pork hocks and some sliced chorizo sausage in mine.

Sounds like a great combination.

mneeley490 P PolishDeli chopsaw . . .Thanks for the Likes!

John