15 Bean, Beer and Ham Soup

Recipe Rating:	3 Ratings5
Categories:	Bean Soups, Other Soups, Healthy, Pork
Keywords:	mushrooms, Onion, Garlic, beans, ham, Beer, chives
Serves:	8 - 10 servings
Prep Time:	15 Min
Cook Time:	6 Hr

Ingredients

1	leftover ham bone
	water
1	bag of dry 15 beans
1 md	onion, diced
1 bx	fresh sliced mushrooms
6	garlic cloves, pressed
1 btl	beer (i use dos equis xx amber)
	salt and pepper
	butter
	olive oil
1	bay leaves (optional)
1 - 2 tsp	thyme, dried
	chives for garnish

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Kim Biegacki

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Warren, OH (pop. 41,557)

pistachyoo

Member Since Apr 2011

Kim's Notes:

Well, cool weather has visited us again in Ohio and we are expecting some snow tonight and tomorrow so it seemed like a good time to get the ham bone out of the freezer and make some bean soup. It was my first time to add mushrooms to this soup and it certainly added another delicious flavor to it.

I love a good bean soup with some crusty Italian bread spread with real cream butter on a cold and windy day. It is great comfort food to me.

Directions

15 bean soup includes:Great Northern Bean, Pinto Bean, Green Split Pea, Small Red Bean, Baby Lima Bean, Light Red Kidney Bean, Small White, Black Eye Pea, Pink Bean, Lentil, Yellow Split Pea, Large Lima, Black Bean, Dark Red Kidney and Garbanzo Bean

Rinse well and then soak for 3 - 4 hours. Drain and rinse again.

We always keep the leftover ham bone from any holiday and leave some ham on it too. I take it out of the freezer and put it in a nice large pot with a liter or two of water and cook it on medium for a couple of hours. Then take off the remaining ham and chop it up. Now I have the broth for my bean soup.

Saute your onions in butter or oil and add to broth along with the beans and seasonings. Add your beer to the broth as well. Cook on low/medium heat for 3 to 4 hours. It would be great for the crockpot too. About 1/2 hour before serving saute your mushrooms in butter and add to your soup. Ready to serve.

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David Brandon wildbull

Apr 22, 2012

We can't get beer down here in the Blue Ridge Mountains .....
Do you think Moonshine would work ? Just not a whole jar.....
David

Diane Hopson Smith DeeDee2011

Apr 22, 2012

Kim, I make my bean soup very much like this but I've never used beer before. Bet it's great! I do use beer in my chili, just never thought about it in bean soup. Definitely will give this recipe a try! Thanks for sharing!

Diane Hopson Smith DeeDee2011

Apr 22, 2012

I just want to take a spoon and dig in NOW!! Great photo!

Brenda Downey BJD

Apr 22, 2012

Kim, thank you for sharing this recipe, especially since I requested it. I am sorry if I asked for it prematurely also! I will be making this..I am not a beer drinker, but love anything that has beer in it, such as meats, but especially soup.

Kim Biegacki pistachyoo

Apr 22, 2012

David, you'll have to give that moonshine a try...don't know nothin' about the flavor or taste it will bring to the soup but who knows it might taste great! I agree not the whole jar....maybe more like a 1/4 cup to start. haha...seriously though not sure how much to start with.

Kim Biegacki pistachyoo

Apr 22, 2012

Thanks Diane, I love beer in chili too. I especially like the dark beers when cooking with them.

Kim Biegacki pistachyoo

Apr 22, 2012

Brenda, no apoligies needed...I had started the recipe here in JAP just hadn't finished it. I usually post recipe then pics on FB but for some reason I did the opposite on this one. Hope you enjoy it.

Brenda Downey BJD

Apr 23, 2012

Thank you Kim...I know I will enjoy this recipe..love the dark beer added to it! :-)

Deb Crane songchef

Apr 23, 2012

Kimmi, dont say the S word! :0 Did you get snow? We had wonderful weather all of March (80 even some days!) And here we are again, with the cold. :/ You are right though, nothing beats a great soup on chilly nights! :)