bean soup made with a ham bone
(6 ratings)
Almost didn't post this because most of us here probably have a way of doing this. But one thing that I learned from JP is that everyone brings something different, and sometimes we have brand new cooks, so here goes.
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(6 ratings)
yield
8 to 12
prep time
10 Min
cook time
3 Hr
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For bean soup made with a ham bone
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14 ozpackage dried great northern beans, or navy beans
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3 qtcold water
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1 lgmeaty ham bone
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juice the ham was cooked in
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2 mdcarrots, peeled and diced, about 1/2 cup
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1 mdonion, chopped
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salt and pepper to taste, i check while the soup is simmering
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1/2 tspdried parsley
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1 to 2 mdbay leaves
How To Make bean soup made with a ham bone
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1Put beans on a cookie sheet, and pick through for stones, and bad beans.
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2Put beans in a large stock pot and cover them with 4 times their size in water. Cover and let sit overnight.
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3Next morning, drain, put back in stock pot and cover with 2 to 3 quarts of cold water. Add the ham bone, seasonings, carrots, and onion.
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4Bring to a boil until the beans are softened and the meat is falling off the bone. This will take about 2 to 3 hours.
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5using an imersion blender, puree the beans a little. If you don't have this kind of blender, use your food processor, or a blender, to puree some of the beans a little.
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6Remove the ham bone, when cool enough to handle, take off the ham and return the picked bone and the ham back to the soup.
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