The Famous Senate Restaurant Bean Soup Recipe (serves 8): 2 pounds dried navy beans. 4 quarts hot water. 1 1/2 pounds smoked ham hocks. 1 onion, chopped. 2 tablespoons butter. salt and pepper to ...

Senate Bean Soup — also called House Bean Soup, depending on which congressional kitchen you're eating from — has been a staple served to lawmakers and their guests every day in the halls of ...

Senate Bean Soup. Staff Writer. The Columbus Dispatch. For E.C., Westerville. Makes about 12 servings. 1 pound dry navy beans. 1 meaty ham bone or 1 1/2 pounds ham hocks. 1 cup chopped onion.

Senate Bean Soup — also called House Bean Soup, depending on which congressional kitchen you're eating from — has been a staple served to lawmakers and their guests every day in the halls of ...

I brought my soup to a boil, reducing the heat to very low so it gently simmered, covered it, and let it cook for 15 minutes. As my soup simmered, I shredded the last of a chunk of gruyere cheese ...

For more than 100 years, bean soup has been on the menu in the U.S. Senate. The soup is a Senate tradition with Idaho historical connections. Senate historians write, “There ...

For one day in 1943, the kitchen ran out of the soup during a bean shortage in the midst of World War II. For more than a century, bean soup has essentially been on the menu of the U.S. Senate ...

The same simple bean soup has been served to members of Congress every day since 1903. The white bean soup with ham hocks has just four ingredients and limited seasoning. The basic dish has historical ...