Old Fashioned Bean Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups small navy beans
• 5 cups water
• 1/4 lb cubed salt lamb
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 2 beef bouillon cubes

Recipe

• 1 wash, sort and soak beans in water to cover overnight.
• 2 drain water and cover with 5 cups cold water.
• 3 cook in covered pot over low flame.
• 4 meantime fry salt lamb until crisp, saute onions in lamb fat until transparent.
• 5 drain and hold.
• 6 when beans are nearly done, add lamb, onions, bouillon, bay leaf, vinegar and salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 simmer very slowly until beans can be crushed easily between fingers.