Smoky Ham & Bean Soup

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• 1

  Start your Traeger on Smoke.

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• 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.

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  Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 Pound Pork Neck

  • To Taste salt and pepper

• 3

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

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  • 1 Large yellow onion, diced

  • As Needed olive oil

  • To Taste salt and pepper

• 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.

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  Ingredients

  • 2 Teaspoon hot sauce

• 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.

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• 6

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

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  Ingredients

  • 2 Can Northwest Beans

• 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!

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  Ingredients

  • 1 Teaspoon cornstarch

  • 1 Quart chicken stock

  • 3 Slices bacon

  • 1 Tablespoon parsley, chopped