Garbure Basque French
Ingredients
- 1 pound dried navy or pea beans
- 6 cups water
- 1 ham butt, 3-4 pounds or a smoked tenderloin
- 6 onions, sliced
- 8 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 green pepper, cut into strips
- 1 hot pepper
- 1 pound fava beans or lima beans, or 1 package frozen lima beans
- 4 carrots, sliced
- 6 turnips, sliced
- 1 cabbage, shredded
- 1 pound peas or 1 package frozen peas
- salt and pepper
- 12-16 pork sausages
Instructions
Ham and Bean soup with Vegetables. Cover dried beans with water, Bring to boil for 2 minutes. Cover and let stand for 1 hour. Then cook until just tender. Add ham, onions, garlic, green pepper, hot pepper, beans, carrots, turnips and more hot water if necessary. Cover and simmer gently for 3-4 hours. Add cabbage , peas and any other vegetables you have. Cook until vegetables mixture is a thick puree. Season to taste. remove ham from soup when tender. Cut into slices and keep warm. Grill the sausages. Serve big bowls of this thick soup with slices of ham, sausages, and plenty of crusty bread or corn bread. T
