Holiday Bean Soup
 
 
Serves: 6-8 servings
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 jar Holiday Bean Soup Mix (recipe follows)
  • 11 to 12 cups water
  • 1 smoked ham hock
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • Garnish: chopped green onion, lemon wedges
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in an enamel-coated cast-iron Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until brown and starting to caramelize, about 10 minutes.
  2. Reserve rice packet from Holiday Bean Soup Mix; stir beans and seasonings from soup mix into pot with onions. Add 11 cups water and ham hock, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, partially cover, and cook until beans are mostly tender, about 3 hours. (Add remaining 1 cup water to keep beans covered by ½ inch of water, if needed.)
  3. Stir rice packet and salt into pot. Cook until rice is tender, about 20 minutes, adding additional water if needed. Remove ham hock; shred meat, discarding bone. Return meat to soup. Garnish servings with green onion and lemon, if desired.
Recipe by Southern Cast Iron at https://southerncastiron.com/holiday-bean-soup/