Jump to Butter Bean Soup Recipe
For me, food and family go together like salt and pepper. They’re classic and inseparable.
Whether it’s celebrating holidays, helping mom and dad get dinner on the table, or peeling apples for one of grandma’s delicious pies. I think it’s safe to say food brings a family together like no other.
Food is the central line for my family BUT very rarely did my grandmother share her rich recipe magic with anyone. For years I had to prove I had the chops in order to be able to comb through her hand written recipe book. Some of the pages were so old they were no longer legible.
Nowadays, it’s no longer common to be handed an “old family recipe”. You have to want it. In some cases you may have to beg or wheedle in order to get access to these magical recipes. The invokers of memories and holiday magic.
Which begs the question, are we losing our recipes?
Maybe it’s an extra pinch of an ingredient that wasn’t written in a recipe, maybe it’s because I’m not using the same pots and pans. It could even be chalked up to the fact some ingredients just aren’t made the same anymore but I’d bet, one of the big reasons nostalgic dishes just aren’t hitting the same is because recipes aren’t being passed down like they used to be. Maybe it’s a Millennial problem, or even due to the fact most recipes can be found on the internet.
One thing I can definitively say is I miss, is the way an old school dish from childhood feels.
I may be missing the feeling behind some of my favorite childhood recipes but one thing I can say was passed down was the love and passion for every single dish and the insistence on high quality ingredients.
Prep Time: 35-40 mins
Cook Time: 4-6 hours
1.) Soak Beans for at least 1 Hour
2.) Sweat Onion, Garlic and Bacon until the bacon is has a soft tenderness.
3.) Season with Thyme, Rosemary, Chili powder, paprika, Cumin and Salt & Pepper to taste, sauté/ stir for another 2 mins or so
4.) Add Choice of Broth then Beans, and smoked Turkey necks
5.) Let it Come to a boil then reduce Heat to Low, cover and let simmer for 6 hours .
6.) Be sure to check intermediately to stir and taste checking for tenderness of beans and if you would like to add more salt and pepper for your liking
7.) Once soup is close to being done within the last hour add fire roasted tomatoes
8.) Once beans are tender, and the Turkey meat is falling off the bone , your dish is ready to serve With Chopped chives , and sour cream for a cool tangy finish.
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