Re: Must be Soup Weather :)

On 1/11/2025 4:31 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

On Sat, 11 Jan 2025 14:28:03 +0000, Jill McQuown wrote:
 

It's chilly here in southern South Carolina.  40F/4C right now and windy
so it feels colder.  It won't get much warmer than that today.
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I'll be making a large pot of 15 Bean Soup (Hurst's HamBeens) using
diced ham (as opposed to ham hocks, sausage or a ham bone).  I'm using
the crock pot/slow cooker for this.
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Yes, I'll bake a skillet of cornbread to go with it. :)
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Jill
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I've yet to ever make any sort of beans in the crockpot.
But those HamBeens are gooooood!  Plus, I've never soaked
a bean in my life, it's not necessary nor 'healthful.'
 https://www.allrecipes.com/do-you-need-to-soak-dried-beans-8718399
 https://www.allrecipes.com/how-to-cook-dry-beans-without-soaking-7377831

I didn't soak the beans for this even though the *stove-top* directions on the package say the should be soaked.  The beans were nice & tender at 6.5 hours in the crock pot on High.
I didn't have a can of diced tomatoes so I added a couple of tablespoonfuls of tomato paste when I stirred in the seasoning packet, chili powder and a splash of lemon juice (I went very light on the lemon juice, not the juice of a whole lemon).  It's back to simmering in the crock pot and smells fantastic!
Jill