Smoked Pork and Bean Soup

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Time to Prepare this Recipe 8 hours Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 20 minutes
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 40 calories per serving view nutrition facts
# of servings this recipe makes 6 servings suggest servings
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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups pink beans dried
6 pound smoked ham hock cut in 1 inch pieces
1 medium yellow onion chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons hungarian paprika
2 quarts beef stock prefer veal stock if possible
2 teaspoons lard freshly rendered, or oil
4 cloves garlic thinly sliced
1 x salt and black pepper to taste

Directions

Soak the beans overnight in about 4 cups of water.

Drain the beans and place in a 6 quart pot along with all other ingredients except the lard/oil, garlic, salt and pepper.

Cover and simmer until the hocks are tender.

Strain the hocks from the pot and cool.

Remove the meat and discard the bones.

Remove 1/4 of the beans and puree with 1 cup of the cooking liquid.

Return to the pot.

Chop the deboned meat and add to the pot.

Stir all together and return the soup to a simmer.

Heat a small frying pan; add the lard/oil and sauté the garlic for a moment.

Add the garlic to the pot along with salt and pepper to taste.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 26g
Amount per Serving
Calories 40 36% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.0g2%
 Saturated Fat 1.0g3%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 1mg0%
Sodium 160mg7%
Total Carbohydrate 5.0g2%
 Dietary Fiber 1.0g3%
 Sugars 1.0g
Protein 2.0g4%
Vitamin A 5%  Vitamin C 6%
Calcium 2%  Iron 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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