4 black hambone Recipes

water, ham bone, green dried split peas, carrots, peeled and diced small, onions, chopped small, celery ribs, include leaves, chop small, bay leaf, beef bouillon cubes, salt, black peppercorns, crushed, dried thyme

red kidney beans, onion chopped, bell pepper chopped, jalapeno peppers chopped (optional), garlic minced, smoked sausage cut in 1/2 inch pieces, bay leaf, pork hambone, salt to taste, red pepper or cayenne to taste, black pepper to taste, water to cover beans cooked rice, wash beans. add in the crock-pot , the washed beans, onions, bell pepper, garlic, hambone, and bay leaf. pour enough water in the crock-pot so that the water is 2 to 3 inches above the beans. turn the crock-pot on low and cook overnight or 10 hours or during the day while at work. do not peak or uncover., early the next morning or returning from work, check and see if the water has been reduced. if further reduction of water is needed and generally it is needed, turn the cooker on high. smash some of the beans to thicken and cook 1 or two more hours; adding the smoked sausage in the last half hour of cooking. remove bay leaf and season to taste with salt and pepper., pour the entire mixture from the crock pot to a large heavy duty pot or black cast iron pot. smash some of the beans to thicken the gravy. cook to reduce the water and thicken the gravy. when the gravy is almost the consistency you want, add the smoked sausage, salt and pepper and remove the bay leaf. cook for 30 minutes. serve over rice and enjoy., scale this recipe to servings.

green split peas (dry ), red lentils (dry ), pearl barley (dry ), white beans (dry ), good soup bone (oxtail, hambone etc), beef shin (also known as beef shank) diced, cubed into small pieces, diced carrots, stalks celery, onion thinly sliced, water (to dechlorinate city let stand overnight uncovered), salt and freshly ground black pepper, parsley, parsley for garnish, serve with a crusty bread or cut a baguette on the bias, rub with extra virgin olive oil on both sides and crisp under the broiler. rub a broken clove of garlic on the bread.