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Smoky Ham & Bean Soup

Smoky Ham & Bean Soup

By Traeger Kitchen

Pick out a pork neck at your local butcher shop & slow smoke this hearty bean soup for fall.

Prep Time

10 Minutes

Cook Time

5 Hours

Pellets

Hickory
Yields: 8 Servings

Ingredients

main
1 1/2 PoundPork Neck
To Tastesalt and pepper
1 Largeyellow onion, diced
As Neededolive oil
2 Teaspoonhot sauce
2 CanNorthwest Beans
1 Teaspooncornstarch
1 Quartchicken stock
3 Slicesbacon
1 Tablespoonparsley, chopped
Units of measurement:

Step

  • Step 1

    Start your Traeger on Smoke.

  • Step 2

    Season pork neck with salt and pepper. Place pork on grill grate and smoke for 2 hours, or longer depending on smoke preference. Cool pork.

    Ingredients
    • 1 1/2 Pound Pork Neck

    • To Taste salt and pepper

  • Step 3

    Over medium heat, add diced onions to large pot with oil or butter and caramelize onions. Season onions with salt and pepper.

    Ingredients
    • 1 Large yellow onion, diced

    • As Needed olive oil

    • To Taste salt and pepper

  • Step 4

    After onions have caramelized, add pork neck, salt and hot sauce to the pot. Add enough water to cover all of the meat. Bring soup to a boil then drop to a simmer.

    Ingredients
    • 2 Teaspoon hot sauce

  • Step 5

    Let simmer for 3-4 hours with the lid off so some of the water evaporates. When it has simmered for 3 hours, pull out pork and cool. Once meat has cooled, pull meat off the bone and shred.

  • Step 6

    Add shredded pork back to the stock, along with Northwest beans and put back on medium heat.

    Ingredients
    • 2 Can Northwest Beans

  • Step 7

    Mix water and corn starch together then add to stock. Stir constantly, once it starts to thicken lower temperature. Garnish soup with chopped bacon and parsley. Serve, enjoy!

    Ingredients
    • 1 Teaspoon cornstarch

    • 1 Quart chicken stock

    • 3 Slices bacon

    • 1 Tablespoon parsley, chopped

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