Hot Dog Bean Soup: Bringing Back a Spark
Spark it up Freddie! Because everyone loves summer! And I’ll give ya a hint: hamburgers, hot-dogs, and BBQ’s. Why even when the snow is flying…we still gotta eat. PICTURE, THAT!
However there are limitations. But there is also something called culinary style. So, make this soup and bring back summer. Quick as a spark.
Spark List
Cabbage: 1/2 cup chopped
Beef Kielbasa: 1 lb.
Northern White Beans: 1 Can
Chicken Broth: 2-3 cups
V-8: 3/4 cups
Celery& Onion: 1/2 cup chopped Bourbon: 2 T
Carrot: ½ cup minced
Tomato: ½ cup diced
Garlic: 2 cloves minced
A SPICY Pepper: 2-3 T minced
Molasses, Cider Vinegar, mustard: 1 T each
Olive Oil: 2T
*Bourbon: 1-2 hits
Preparation
4-6 Servings
In pot/ Dutch oven cook cabbage and carrots on medium in 1.5 cups broth. Then cover until tender. About 8-10 minutes.
In a skillet, sauté onion, celery, and garlic in oil until fragrant. About 5 minutes. Then add to pot.
Meanwhile mix molasses, cider, ¼ cup V-8, and mustard together, mix well Stir in beans. Add to pot. Cut kielbasa into bite size pieces and add to pot. Add tomato and remainder V-8.
Bring to a slow boil for about 5 minutes. Then hit it with the bourbon and simmer 30 minutes more. Serve as a side to your main meal with a along with side of slaw.
Spark It Notes
Cooking outdoors generally gets sparks flying for everyone. Gimmicks & Gadgets for outdoor cooking have been around since man first heated his food. Because we don’t just cook out-of-doors anymore. WE GRILL.
In fact, outside grilling is becoming more elaborate each decade.
Which boils down to the idea of—who’s enjoying eating outdoors more than the next guy.
And while many people find it a treat with an added savor. It’s still something that the familiar home kitchen can’t touch. So, when we say, “let’s eat out,” you know you’re in for a treat without the chores.
Because if you can cook it in the kitchen, you can cook it out-doors instead. Like the woods. Or the beach. Perhaps the park. And of course, the trail. In fact, anywhere the sky is blue or the stars are bright. Because FOOD IS FOOD.
Grilling sparks a mean appetite.
So, consider a BBQ during a cold snow. Or maybe on the warm sands instead. Because people like it over an open-fire in summer and winter alike. And roughly everywhere in-between.
So, wait for the rocks or wait on the wood. Dig a hole or cook it in a can. Even the shell of an orange is useful. Use your embers to un-lock ingenuity and devise your own special of the day.
Then include it all. Sparks of imagination, flavor, and fun. Everything from sizzling bacon and eggs to flapjacks. Kettle soups to blushing bunnies. Pan popped corn and hot cocoa. Finally be sure to include spoon breads and a savory dessert as well!
Than you’ll soon understand why cooking out-doors gets you tantalizing over familiar smells and discovering new delights. Whether your grilling, roasting, skewering, or smoking. Some of your most marvelous meals made outdoors will surly ignite sparks.
Since cooking over an open flame has notably more romantic appeal. Those sparks will be igniting lovers for thousands of years to come.
Because the rarest and most pungent sparks are usually reminiscent of love.
Bon Appetite!