Name: Black-eyed bean and ham soup
Cook time: 150 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 cup (200g) dried black-eyed beans; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 stalk celery (150g), trimmed, chopped coarsely; 1 small brown onion (80g), chopped coarsely; 1 small carrot (120g), chopped coarsely; 1 dried bay leaf; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 1.2 kilogram (2½ pounds) ham hock; 1 litre (4 cups) chicken stock; 2 litre (8 cups) water; 125 gram (4 ounces) trimmed silverbeet (swiss chard), shredded finely; 2 tablespoon cider vinegar

Ingredients

1 cup (200g) dried black-eyed beans

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 stalk celery (150g), trimmed, chopped coarsely

1 small brown onion (80g), chopped coarsely

1 small carrot (120g), chopped coarsely

1 dried bay leaf

2 clove garlic, crushed

1.2 kilogram (2½ pounds) ham hock

1 litre (4 cups) chicken stock

2 litre (8 cups) water

125 gram (4 ounces) trimmed silverbeet (swiss chard), shredded finely

2 tablespoon cider vinegar

Method

1.Place beans in medium bowl, cover with water; stand overnight, rinse, drain.

2.Heat oil in large saucepan; cook celery, onion and carrot, stirring, until vegetables are soft. Add bay leaf, garlic, ham hock, stock and the water; bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 1 hour.

3.Add beans to soup; simmer, uncovered, about 1 hour or until beans are tender.

4.Remove hock from soup. When cool enough to handle, remove meat from hock. Discard bone; shred meat coarsely, return to soup.

5.Add silverbeet to soup; cook, stirring, until wilted. Remove from heat; stir in vinegar, season to taste.

Recipe is not suitable to freeze.
Note

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