Ingredients: 1 lb cranberry beans 1 smoked ox tongue or goose breast 1 onion chopped 2 1/2 lbs beef bones salt and pepper 1 cup sour cream 1 egg 2 Tbs lard 1 or 2 cloves of garlic crushed pinch of tarragon Directions:Soak beans (pinto, red or speckled) overnight. Make stock with bones. Cook beans in stock. When beans are half cooked add smoked meat. Meanwhile saute onions and garlic in lard and add to soup. When beans are done make roux with flour and lard. Add tarragon salt and pepper to roux and add to soup to thicken. Bring to boil and serve. |