Soup beans speak instant comfort to anyone who has familial connections from Appalachia, where every garden produced shelling beans that could be eaten fresh or grown to maturity for dry beans.
1 pound pinto, yellow-eyed or other dried beans, sorted and rinsed (2 1/2 cups)
12 cups water
8 ounces finely diced ham, (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 medium onion, peeled
1 clove garlic, peeled
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
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