The US Senate’s Glorious Gluten-Free Bean Soup

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By Jefferson Adams

November 29, 2018
By Jefferson Adams • November 29, 2018

The US Senate’s Glorious Gluten-Free Bean Soup

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This gluten-free bean soup has been satisfying both sides of the table for over a hundred years.
Caption: Image: CC--Neven Mrgan

11/29/2018 - What do United States senators have that you don’t? Well, aside fro a plum job in the Capitol, they have regular access to this glorious bean soup that happens to be delicious, easy to make, and gluten-free. The soup’s ingredients include creamy navy beans, pig knuckle meat, butter, and chopped onion. It’s sure to be a big hit as a side to your next fall or winter dinner, or as a lunchtime meal by itself.

Ingredients:

2 pounds dried white navy beans, cleaned and rinsed

1½ pounds smoked ham hocks

½ stick butter

4 quarts water

1 large russet potato

3 cups chopped yellow onion

3 teaspoons kosher salt

¾ teaspoon black pepper

⅓ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

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Directions:
Wash the navy beans and run hot water through them until they are slightly whitened.

Place beans into pot with hot water.

Add ham hocks and simmer approximately three hours in a covered pot, stirring occasionally.

Remove ham hocks and set aside to cool.

Dice meat and return to soup.

Rinse potato; pierce with a fork, and wrap potato in a paper towel. Microwave on HIGH until tender, about 4 to 5 minutes; peel and mash potato. Stir into soup.

Lightly brown the onion in butter. Add to soup.

Before serving, bring to a boil and season with salt and pepper.

Top with parsley, as desired.

Read more about this famous bean soup at the US Senate website.
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Posted February 5, 2020

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I am also lactose intolerant, so I have to skip the butter and because I am vegetarian, I have to skip the pork. So nothing good is left in your soup for me.

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Jefferson Adams is Celiac.com's senior writer and Digital Content Director. He earned his B.A. and M.F.A. at Arizona State University. His articles, essays, poems, stories and book reviews have appeared in numerous magazines, journals, and websites, including North American Project, Antioch Review, Caliban, Mississippi Review, Slate, and more. He is the author of more than 2,500 articles on celiac disease. His university coursework includes studies in science, scientific methodology, biology, anatomy, physiology, medicine, logic, and advanced research. He previously devised health and medical content for Colgate, Dove, Pfizer, Sharecare, Walgreens, and more. Jefferson has spoken about celiac disease to the media, including an appearance on the KQED radio show Forum, and is the editor of numerous books, including "Cereal Killers" by Scott Adams and Ron Hoggan, Ed.D.

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