And I School my boyfriend and I were chosen to be Senate Pages for a day and we go out to eat in the Senate dining room and I had Senate bean soup! It was a day I will never forget.
When my dad worked at the Library of Congress during the 60s, 70s and 80s, I had a chance to try Senate Bean Soup. I just made a half-recipe of my mom's version yesterday (oh, I forgot the bay leaf!), and call it Stormy Day Bean Soup. I always use carrots but not the potatoes. Thank you for taping the recipe for us.
Thank you for the video. I understood directions perfectly so don't listen to the complainers. It's nice of you to share. I take a recipe or video and change what I want to. It's easy to cook. Just don't be afraid of it and you will be fine. Have fun cooking and God bless all of you.
I’m not real sure they were available post 9/11/01. DC as a hole got a lot more snug after that. Than when a bunch of psychos rush the senate. Even more
Wondering what to do with Thanksgiving/Christmas/Easter spiral ham bone & leftovers, this, do this. For those complaining about there not being a recipe.. just follow along! I subbed in chicken stock & spiral ham juices, left out the potatoes. Great recipe thank you ma’am!
An easier version is to omit the potatoes and add Better than Bullion Chicken base to the water. Also, ordinary cubed ham works fine instead of the hock.
melcancook no carrots for me 😄 couldn't find ham shank so I used ham hock and a big slice of ham diced. It was excellent! I have individual servings in the freezer!
I made this almost as per your recipe. I omitted the potatoes and took a stick blender and pureed maybe 10-20% of the beans to give the soup a nice hearty broth. It turned out great and made a big batch. I'll probably freeze 1/2. I read somewhere that the Senator who suggested the original recipe was from Idaho, so hence the addition of potatoes. It's funny that I omitted that one ingredient but I honestly wonder how much of difference in flavor it makes?
Manch -- I just made a double batch of it over the weekend and froze half. I adore the potatoes, but, since you pureed some of the beans, you probably got a similar textural experience (since the starch in the potatoes naturally thicken the broth).
I just had a bowl for breakfast. I never would have thought soup at this hour but it has all the traditional breakfast ingredients, piping hot out of the microwave so why not?
Question. Do the beans get mushy after so much cooking? Since you presoak them first I would think too much heat would cause them to disintegrate more or less. I really like this and will try it for sure.
The ham hocks that I can get in my states are quite bony and small. I am making barbecue baked beans right now with one of them in the slow cooker. :-)
(As I clearly say when acting them to the pot at the stovetop) Bay leaves, sea salt and black pepper are the seasonings -- As previously posted, here is the link to the full recipe: www.bitchinfrommelanieskitchen.com/2016/06/-state-of-the-union-famous-senate-bean-soup-.html
It really doesn't matter much either way, and, because this was being prepared live on TV, putting the lid on cooked everything a bit quicker. Lid on or off? You are fine either way!
I agree. The second camera either didn't get a great shot, or, when they went back to the TV studio, it ended up either edited out, OR, the finished shot was used in the promo commercial before the show started. Sorry about that.
Put the meat in a bowl and use a hand mixer. It will perfectly shred and you will get double the amount of meat. I do this with hock me and I do it with chicken that needs to be shredded or any meat that you want to shred.
Mary -- Here is the link to my vegetarian version of the same soup. www.bitchinfrommelanieskitchen.com/2018/01/-well-seasoned-vegetarian-vegetable-bean-soup-.html
It is what you make of it: A recipe. I have no ax to grind with anyone who is willing to cook. Bipartisan? Only if you're the one trying to make a big deal of of something that's nothing. Sigh.
To get the detailed recipe, along with all of my signature step-by-step photos, just go to my Kitchen Encounters food blog: www.bitchinfrommelanieskitchen.com/2016/06/-state-of-the-union-famous-senate-bean-soup-.html
Good morning Tom -- The link is in the comments, but here it is (just for you). Enjoy your soup! www.bitchinfrommelanieskitchen.com/2016/06/-state-of-the-union-famous-senate-bean-soup-.html
This is the U.S. Senate Dining Room's recipe. They neither saute the vegetables nor do they add garlic. What you are saying may very well be true, but, that is another recipe. Thanks for your suggestions though.
@@melcancook , ok but melcancook also used garlic in this recipe as well as carrots. So i guess this is in fact another recipe after all. Now i am confused.
Hahaha -- I get your point. That said, the segment is shot in my home kitchen. When the camera crew goes back to the TV station, the segment gets edited by them and they pick/add the music, It's outta my hands.
I'm pretty clear about those changes in my recipe. The Senate, by the way, is not clear, about the changes they have made to the recipe over the years.
she told you all the ingredients, and their amounts , in the video, are you not smart enough to WRITE THEM DOWN? For God's sake, it not that hard. Whiney little S*&t.
@@drwgisblaidd2650 most recipes these days have the ingredient with amounts and items in the description and a brief instruction paragraph. It makes it easier to purchase and write it down and make it happen. just $0.02 from the cheap seats.
