Bean Soup

The smell of this soup cooking reminds me of Saturday night dinners at the Gelato Bar in Bondi Beach where we used to go for family dinners when I was a kid. Dad would always start with this soup and finish with lemon gelato.

Half Packet Red Kidney Beans, soaked overnight

1 Ham Hock

1 Brown Onion, quartered

2 Garlic Cloves

2 Beef Stock Cubes

Bung everything into a large pot, cover with water and bring to a low simmer. Then let it cook all day, skimming any scum from the surface and topping it up with hot water a little until you are left with a thick, delicious liquid. Some of the beans will thicken the soup and the meat will fall off the bone. Then just remove the skin and bones from the hock and break up the pork and check for seasoning.