Ham and Bean Soup variations!

[zimmerstutzen]

Ever add grits to thicken soups? I have been known to do that. When I would show up for lunch with a buddy, my mother would say that's fine, I'll just add some more water to the soup. (Her soups were often thick as stew anyway. ) A nice thick scoop of beans ladled over a bed of rice or grits, makes no difference.

Just had to work "grits" into this thread somehow.

 

[coloradoclyde]

Grits above the 39th parallel? :shocked2:
Unthinkable.... :haha:

Actually I thickened with corn starch so in a way I did use "grits".... :wink: Normally I prefer flour and water to thicken or a roux.

 

[zimmerstutzen]

Actually, I am about 8 miles south of the 40th. In what was supposed to be Maryland acording to the charter to lord calvert

 

[coloradoclyde]

Living that close to the Mason Dixon line seems to have influenced your culinary preferences.... :haha:

 

[zimmerstutzen]

Yep we put Old Bay seasoning on everything, grits, corn on the cob, scrambled eggs, salmon, crabs, potato chips, popcorn, shrimp, fish, pork roasts, tomato soup.

 

[tenngun]

Sauté' a chopped onion in bacon grease, chop 1/4 lbs bacon or ham up and add to the onion, pour in the green peas 1 lbs and cover with water. Bring to a boil turn down and let simmer for a couple of hours added water as needed. Then add some carrots about a cup, then a cup of chopped potatoes, garlic black pepper and a bit of basil. Let simmer for anhour add a cup of dry white wine,simmer for about 1/2 an hour serve with crotons.

 

[tenngun]

Duplicate post

 

[tenngun]

Lima bean soup... :shocked2: ....Oh! the horror!.... :barf:

No no no,good Lima beans and ham with a hard crust bread, some carrots and onion ummmm good eats

 

[Kansas Jake]

I make my pea soup with basically the same ingredients that i use for bean soup. Usually it is what we have in the refrigerator and the spice cabinet.

 

[coloradoclyde]

What else can I use green split peas for?

 

[Black Hand]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushy_peas

 

[coloradoclyde]

Thanks I'll have to try that...But they are made with whole dried field peas not split peas...

 

[Kansas Jake]

Clyde, I've not used split peas for anything other than soup.

 

[tenngun]

You can cook them in a pudding bag ,onions,ham,salt &pepper and boil for some hours. Remove and let cool. Remove the bag and slice and fry. Eat like a pancake or serve with fresh sliced onion on hard crust bread sandwich.

 

[Blizzard of '93]

still have not seen a response to yellow eyes. best pea/veggy soup on earth.