Hoppin' John Soup (Black-eyed Bean Stew)
A lucky New Years black-eyed bean stew with smoked bacon.
Servings 6
Calories 438kcal
Ingredients
- 2 onions peeled and cut into large chunks
- 1 bell pepper, deseeded and diced
- 3 sticks of celery cut into large chunks
- 2 garlic cloves peeled
- 1 tbsp minced ginger
- red pepper flakes to taste optional, leave out if feeding children
- 12 slices of thick cut smoked bacon cut into thin strips
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 1/4 cup (500g) black-eyed beans picked through, soaked for 2 hrs and rinsed
- 4 cups (1L) chicken stock
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- Salt
- Ground black pepper
- 4 green onions, finely sliced
Instructions
- Place onion, pepper, celery, garlic, chilli and ginger into a food processor and chop roughly.
- Heat oil in a large cooking pot and fry bacon till it is nice and crispy. Remove a quarter of the bacon and set aside for garnish.
- Add the chopped vegetable mixture to the bacon and fry the mix for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Then add in the beans, stock, bay leaves and thyme, mix well, bring to the boil.
- Then reduce heat and cover and simmer for between 60 -90 minutes depending on how soft you want your beans. You may need to add in more stock if it dries out.
- Add in salt and black pepper to taste.
- Serve this over rice and top with the rest of the bacon and chopped spring onions.
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Nutrition
Serving: 6servings | Calories: 438kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 985mg | Potassium: 605mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 555IU | Vitamin C: 5.4mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 3.3mg