Bronco Buster Soup

By TNTPayne

Ingredients

• 8 ounces dried pinto beans (about 1 1/4 cups)6 cups water
• 1 (1-pound) beef shank
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 medium all-purpose potatoes, peeled, chopped (about 2 cups)
• 2 medium carrots, sliced (about 1 cup)

Preparation

Step 1

1 Rinse and sort the beans. Combine beans and water in a large saucepot. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium. Simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cover. Let stand for 1 hour.

2 Add beef, onion, salt, thyme and black pepper to bean mixture and mix well.

3 Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium. Simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for 11/4 hours.

4 Remove beef from saucepot. Chop beef, discarding bones.

5 Mash the beans slightly. Add beef, potatoes and carrots to the soup. Simmer, covered, until the vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.