HAM & BEANS WITH DUMPLINGS
By
Ellen Bales
@Starwriter
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When I was a child in the '50s, this hearty meal was on the menu every Monday (washday) like clockwork! We all loved it, especially the drop dumplings, and there were never any leftovers in our family of eight.
Rating:
★★★★★ 4 votes5
Comments:
Serves:
8-10
Prep:
10 Min
Cook:
3 Hr 30 Min
Method:
Stove Top
Ingredients
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1 lbdry great northern beans
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2 qtcold water
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1meaty ham bone or
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1 largeham steak, cut into cubes
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1/2 tspsalt
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6peppercorns, whole black
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1bay leaf
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1 mediumonion, sliced or diced
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DUMPLINGS:
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1 call purpose flour
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2 tspbaking powder
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1/2 tspsalt
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1/2 cmilk
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2 Tbspvegetable oil
How to Make HAM & BEANS WITH DUMPLINGS
- Wash the beans and discard any irregular or discolored ones; add 2 quarts cold water and soak overnight.
- Drain the old water and add 2 quarts fresh cold water into a large soup pot or Dutch oven. Place beans, ham, salt, peppercorns, and bay leaf into pot; cover. Simmer on low heat for 3 to 3 1/2 hours.
Add onion for the last half-hour. - If using ham bone, remove and cut the meat off; add ham to soup. If using ham steak cubes, leave in soup. Season to taste.
- FOR DUMPLINGS:
Mix flour, baking powder, and salt into mixing bowl. Combine milk and vegetable oil separately. Add all at once to dry mixture, stirring just until moistened. - Turn heat to medium to high under beans and bring them back to a boil. Drop batter from tablespoon atop bubbling beans. Cover tightly; let mixture return to boiling. Reduce heat (don't lift cover); simmer 12 to 15 minutes. Makes about 10 dumplings. Serve with plenty of cornbread.
About HAM & BEANS WITH DUMPLINGS
Course/Dish: Bean Soups Pork
Main Ingredient: Beans/Legumes
Regional Style: American
Other Tag: Healthy
