bean soup made with a ham bone
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.
prep time
10 Min
cook time
3 Hr
method
Stove Top
yield
8 to 12
Ingredients
- 14 ounces package dried great northern beans, or navy beans
- 3 quarts cold water
- 1 large meaty ham bone
- - juice the ham was cooked in
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced, about 1/2 cup
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- - salt and pepper to taste, i check while the soup is simmering
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 to 2 medium bay leaves
How To Make bean soup made with a ham bone
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Step 1Put beans on a cookie sheet, and pick through for stones, and bad beans.
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Step 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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Step 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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Step 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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Step 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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Step 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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