Bean Soup with Knuckle of Pork

Description
This soup will take a good deal of time to make, but you wont be disappointed with this delicious soup.

Ingredients

 * 1 lb smoked knuckle of pork
 * 6 oz dried speckled beans
 * 1 carrot (sliced)
 * 1 parsley root (sliced)
 * 1 small onion
 * 1 clove of garlic

Roux

 * 1 tablespoon of lard
 * 1 tablespoon of flour
 * ½ pint sour cream
 * paprika

Directions

 * 1) Soak the pork with the beans for 24 hours beforehand, to remove some of the salt.
 * 2) Cook the meat in fresh water with onion and garlic, for about 1 and half hours, until the skin is tender.
 * 3) Remove the onion and garlic and taste the stock to see if more salt should be added.
 * 4) If it is too salty, throw away some of the liquid and dilute with more water.
 * 5) Add the beans and other vegetables and simmer until they are cooked (about 1 and half hours more).
 * 6) If the soup is very greasy, let it cool down and skim the fat from the surface.
 * 7) Prepare a roux from the lard and flour, stir in the paprika, then the sour cream.
 * 8) Pour into the soup and bring to the boil.
 * 9) To serve cut the meat into pieces, put a piece in each soup plate and pour the soup over.