Mayocoba Beans Soup

• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 lb pepper bacon (Diced)
• 2 teaspoons hot smoked paprika (Spanish)
• 4 cups red Spanish onions (Diced)
• 4 cups carrots (Diced)
• 4 cups celery (Diced)
• 2 cups yellow bell peppers (Diced)
• 3 serrano peppers (Minced)
• 3 tablespoons minced fresh garlic cloves
• 2 teaspoons fine sea salt
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• 3 tablespoons fresh thyme (Chopped)
• 3 tablespoons fresh sage (Chopped)
• 3 tablespoons oregano (Chopped)
• 3 tablespoons savory (Chopped)
• 1 cup cilantro (Chopped)
• 1 cup rioja wine (La Rioja Alta)
• 8 cups ham stock
• 2 lbs ham shank (Smoked)
• 1 lb mexican style beans (mayocoba beans, Soaked 2- hours)
• 4 cups red potatoes (Chopped)
• 4 roma tomatoes (Chopped)
• 1 lb black forest ham (Diced)

1. In a Dutch oven add bay leaves and pepper bacon. Cook over medium heat until bacon bits are crisp. Reserve bacon grease.
2. Add 1-teaspoon Spanish Paprika, onions, carrots, celery and peppers. Season with 1-teaspoon salt 1-teaspoon pepper. Saute vegetables until tender 3-4 minutes. Add garlic, fresh herbs and saute 1-2 minutes. Add remaining Spanish Paprika and stir vegetables to combine.
3. Add La Rioja Alta wine and reduce by half.
4. Add ham stock, ham shanks, Mayocoba beans, red potatoes and 1/2 cup cilantro. Bring to a full boil and reduce to s simmer for 1 1/2-hours or until beans are cooked. 30-minutes before beans are cooked add diced Black Forest Ham.
5. Remove soup from heat. Discard bay leaves and ham shanks. Remove any ham from shanks and add to soup.
6. Season soup with fresh cracked black pepper and fine sea salt to taste. Serve soup in warm bowls.
7. Garnish soup with Fresh Chopped Cilantro and fine diced Red Spanish Onions.

bay leaves, pepper bacon, paprika, red spanish onions, carrots, celery, yellow bell peppers, serrano peppers, fresh garlic, salt, black pepper, fresh thyme, fresh sage, oregano, cilantro, rioja wine, ham stock, ham shank, beans, red potatoes, roma tomatoes, black forest ham

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mayocoba-beans-soup-527065 (may not work)