Canadian German Ham Or Farmer Sausage Soup Food

COUNTRY HAM & BEAN SOUP WITH SMOKED SAUSAGE

Steps:

• 1. Place dried beans in a LARGE pot and pick through to check for stones. Rinse beans, drain and add water to cover by at least 2 inches. Soak at least 8 hours or overnight.
• 2. After soaking, drain beans, rinse, drain again and add 2 quarts water**, flavoring packet (that comes with beans) and 2 envelopes of ham flavoring. Bring to a boil and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. (Note: you may have to add more water during this step to make sure beans are covered with liquid.) ** OR, INSTEAD OF PLAIN WATER, PLACE A HAM BONE IN A LARGE DUTCH OVEN AND ADD WATER TO COVER HALF OF BONE. ADD 2 BAY LEAVES AND A SLICED ONION TO THE POT. BRING TO A BOIL, REDUCE HEAT. COVER AND SIMMER FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS. REMOVE BONE AND STRAIN BROTH. USE THIS BROTH INSTEAD OF PLAIN WATER. Take any meat off of the bone and add to soup with the rest of the meat as mentioned in Step 3.
• 3. After simmering for 1 hour, add onion, carrot, potato, ham, sausage, bay leaves and 2 more envelopes ham flavoring to pot. Simmer an additional 45 minutes to 1 hour, stirring often, until beans are soft and begin to break apart.
• 4. Add chicken broth (enough to make desired consistency) and quick cooking barley (and more ham flavoring if needed). Simmer for 10-15 minutes or until barley is cooked.
• 5. Serve with salad and crusty bread.
• 6. FREEZES WELL!!

GERMAN BEAN AND SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Wash and sort Lima beans. Put in a large pot with water and soak overnight or use the quick method and boil the beans in the water for 30 minutes, cover and let sit in the hot water for an hour and then proceed as the recipe states.
• 2. Add the soup base and ham hock and cook for 25 minutes.
• 3. Add the thyme, onions, carrots, celery, potatoes and green beans and cook until veggies are done.
• 4. Remove the meat from the ham hock and return it to the soup along with the sliced kielbasa and cook another 10 minutes to heat through.

HAMBURGER SKILLET SUPPER

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook beef until no longer pink; drain.
• Add noodles with contents of seasoning packet and water.
• Bring to a boil; cook for 3 minutes or until noodles are tender.
• Add the veggies and cook until tender, about 3 minutes as well.
• Makes about 4 servings.
• Here is another way to do it: Cook the beef as stated previously. During this time, heat up a saucepan of water to cook the ramen noodles in. Rather than just using 1 packet, use 2 packets of the beef flavor ramen noodles. When cooking the noodles, cook them without the flavoring. During this time, (after you drain the ground beef) add the veggies to the meat and continue to cook. As the veggies become cooked, add the two packets of flavoring to the beef-veggie mixture. The ramen noodles don't take long to cook, so be sure to watch them. When they are done, drain them, and add them to the beef-veggie mixture. The completed dish will have more flavor, and more noodles for the noodle lovers! Enjoy!

CANADIAN /GERMAN HAM OR FARMER SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Put ham bone or other meat into a very large stock pot and add water to within 2 inches of the top of the pot. Simmer for 40 minutes.
• As the meat simmers add the onion, and the bay leaves and peppercorns in a teaball or cheesecloth bag, or just loose.
• Remove ham bone from the pot to a large bowl and let cool until you can handle it, then cut off and dice the meat.
• Add meat back into the pot and the potatoes and carrots. Boil gently for 15 minutes.
• Add beans and savoury, if using, and simmer until all vegetables are done.
• Check for salt, but ham and farmer sausage are salty meats so salt isn't usually needed.
• Freeze what's left.
• Note: I use a bit more potatoes than carrots, and even less beans.

GERMAN BEAN SOUP (BOHNENSUPPE)

Steps:

• Drain the soaked beans, then put in a kettle with 8 cups of water and the bacon.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for an hour.
• Add the green beans, celery root cubes, carrots, leeks, onion, parsley root (or parsley), potatoes, marjoram, thyme, and bay leaves.
• Bring back to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for another hour.
• While the soup is cooking, melt the butter over low heat in a saucepan.
• Stir in the flour and let it brown very very slowly, stirring occasionally,this could take an hour, if you keep the heat low enough.
• When ready, stir in a little of the soup stock, whisk for a minute, then stir into the soup kettle.
• Season with salt and pepper and cook uncovered, stirring from time to time, for 10 minutes.
• When ready to serve, stir in the parsley, remove the bay leaves, adjust the seasoning, then ladle into soup bowls and serve immediately.