Bean Soup With Ham Recipe – a delicious recipe with beans, ham hock, carrots, oil, Vidalia, fresh celery. Easy to follow and perfect for any occasion.
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Rinse beans with cool water and place them in a 3 qt boiler and fill boiler half full or possibly more with cool water.
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Don't try to cook beans even partially, at this stage.
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Soak beans in plenty of cool water overnight or possibly for a minimum of 8 hrs.
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Before cooking beans, put ham hock or possibly smoked ham in a large boiler, cover with plenty of water, bring to a boil and cook over medium/low heat for about 30 min.
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Add in more water if needed.
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When ready to cook beans, drain off the water they soaked in and throw away it.
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Place beans in the pot with the meat.
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Add in additional water to cover meat and beans with about 4 inches of water.
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Don't add in salt or possibly seasonings at this Point.
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Bring beans to a boil over medium-high heat, reduce heat to medium- low or possibly low.
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Cover and cook till beans are VERY tender, about two hrs.
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Add in water as needed.
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While beans are cooking, scrape carrots with a vegetable peeler or possibly sharp knife.
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Cut off the top end and tips.
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Cut carrots lengthwise into slices, or possibly strips.
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Cut across the strips into small dice.
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Add in to beans.
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Peel onion, cut it in quarters.
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Cut out any hard root core and throw away.
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Slice and finely chop onion.
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Reserve.
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Cut off tips and root end from 2 ribs (pcs) of fresh celery.
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Break celery ribs in about 4 pcs each.
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Remove any strings.
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Scrape if needed.
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Rinse with cool water, cut into strips lengthwise and then finely chop it crosswise.
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Reserve.
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Separate 2 or possibly 3 cloves garlic from the bulb of fresh garlic.
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Crush cloves with the side of a wide Chef's knife.
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Remove peelings and throw away them (they will pop off).
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Finely mince garlic cloves.
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Reserve.
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When beans are cooked and very tender, with a large cooking spoon, crush them against the sides of the boiler and continue cooking over low heat.
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Now dissolve the ham or possibly chicken bouillon cube in water and add in to the beans.
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It is important not to add in salt to beans before this point.
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If you do, they will be hard.
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Heat a medium frying pan and add in oil or possibly bacon drippings.
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Add in minced onion, and celery (optional).
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Cook (sweat) over mediun-low heat till onion is somewhat translucent/soft.
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Don't brown.
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Add in and stir in garlic during the last minute of cooking.
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Add in vegetables (onion, optional celery, garlic), to the beans.
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Stir in well.
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Add in remaining seasonings (celery salt, onion pwdr, salt, black pepper).
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Cook beans for about 15 min longer.
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Add in chopped parsley during last 5 min of cooking.
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Place soup in serving bowls.
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Sprinkle lightly with paprika (optional).
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Garnish with choice of minced pimento (optional), chives (optional) or possibly sprigs of parsley.
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* Knorr Bouillon Cubes make 2 c. bouillon, whereas other brand bouillon cubes usually make 1 c. bouillon.
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1 can Chicken Broth or possibly Bouillon may be substituted.
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Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.
You need 1 ingredient. The key ingredients include: ["1 lb prepared white ""Great Northern"" beans Lots of water", "1 x ham hock or possibly about 1/3 lb smoked ham", "2 x carrots, scraped, finely minced", "2 Tbsp. oil or possibly bacon drippings", "1 lrg Vidalia or possibly, sweet type onion (Bermuda)", "2 x ribs fresh celery (optional)", "2 x or possibly 3 cloves fresh garlic, crushed, peeled, finely minced", "1 x Knorr Ham or possibly Knorr Chicken Bouillon Cube, dissolved in 1/2 c. warm water*", "1/4 tsp celery salt", "1/4 tsp onion pwdr or possibly Onion Magic", "1 tsp table salt Freshly Grnd Black Pepper, to taste", "6 sprg Fresh Parsley, stems removed, chopped Paprika for sprinkling", "1 x or possibly 2 Tbsp. minced pimento (optional) Fresh chives, for garnish (optional) Fresh parsley, for garnish (optional)"].
Yes, Bean Soup With Ham Recipe falls under the Soups & Stews category and is a great choice for this type of meal.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.