Recipe: Tasty Ham and Bean Soup

Ham and Bean Soup. Rinse the beans, sorting out any broken or discolored ones. In a large pot over high heat, bring the water to a boil. Add the salt and the beans and remove from heat.

Made with a ham bone, dried white beans, chopped carrots, celery, onions, and garlic, chicken stock, and fresh thyme, this recipe takes minutes to assemble in a slow cooker. Then it simmers all day, producing a rich and flavorful soup with hardly any effort. For best results, choose a large, meaty ham bone. You can have Ham and Bean Soup using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Ham and Bean Soup

1. It's 1 lb of ham rough chopped.
2. Prepare 1 lb of dried great northern beans.
3. It's 1 gallon of homemade ham stock.
4. You need 1 cup of finely chopped carrots.
5. Prepare 1 cup of finely chopped celery.
6. You need 2 of bay leaves.
7. You need 2 tbsp of dehydrated onion flakes.
8. Prepare 1 tsp of granulated garlic.
9. You need 1/2 tsp of white pepper.
10. You need 1 tsp of dried thyme.
11. It's 1 tbsp of Organic No-Salt Seasoning (Costco brand).

In a large stock pot, add water, ham bone and pre-soaked beans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until beans are close to soft. Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid. Stir in the beans, water, ham, potatoes, carrot, Worcestershire sauce, salt, thyme, pepper and bay leaves.

Ham and Bean Soup instructions

1. Soak the beans overnight in cold water..
2. Finely chop the carrots and celery into pieces no larger than a 1/4 inch. They should be about the same size as the beans..
3. Rough chop ham into about one inch chunks. Combine all ingredients and simmer for at least 4 hours until the beans are tender..
4. Once the beans are tender and the broth has started to become a bit cloudy from the beans starting to breakdown use the back of a ladle and mash a few times. This will add a slightly thicker creamier texture, an immersion blender can be used too. Serve with biscuits or cornbread..

Easy One-Pot Ham and Bean Soup There's nothing quite like a good bowl of hearty soup, is there? Ham and Bean soup is awesome for lunch, yet so hearty if makes a great dish for dinner. It's always just a little of this and that and what ever I have on hand. I didn't have any split peas to make split. This quick and easy ham and bean soup is packed full of white beans, smoked ham, carrots, and onions.