Basic Ham And Bean Soup Food

HAM AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a Dutch oven (you can also use a thick-bottomed soup pot, but may need to stir more often to prevent burning) over medium heat for about 3 minutes or so, until it's nice and hot. Add the oil and the onions. Cook until the onions begin to turn translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Stir in the chopped celery and carrots, and cook for an additional 5-6 minutes. Add the beans, followed by the water. Increase the heat to high.
• Add the bay leaves, dried thyme, garlic powder, onion powder, white pepper, black pepper, paprika, and chicken bouillon paste. (If you don't have chicken bouillon paste, simply use chicken stock in place of the water.) Bring to a boil.
• Stir in the ham. I like to cut it into big shards/shreds for extra texture. (Sarah likes hers cubed and orderly though. I won't judge either way!) If you're using a ham hock instead of ham, you can add it in now.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low so the soup is at a somewhat energetic simmer--it should always be at a low bubble. Cook for 4-5 hours, stirring periodically. If the soup isn't cooking down, you may want to increase the heat to medium. Every stove is different, so don't just set it and forget it. Periodically check liquid levels.
• In the last hour of cooking, add the fresh parsley, and cook for another hour. It's done when the beans and carrots are tender, and the soup is thickened. If you used a ham hock, fish out any bones, and chop up any large pieces of meat and skin (keeping the skin is optional) that don't break down during the cooking process before serving.
• This soup is quite forgiving. If it ends up too salty for your tastes, just add water, and lightly mash some of the beans to release their starchiness and re-thicken the soup. If you are reheating the soup and there is not enough liquid, just add 1-2 cups of water to bring it back to your desired consistency.

THE BEST BEAN AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Place the soaked beans into a large pot and fill with enough water to cover by about 1 inch. Bring to a boil, then simmer over low for 30 minutes. Drain. Add the ham bone, ham, onion, celery, carrots, tomatoes, vegetable juice, and vegetable broth. Season with Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, chili powder, bay leaves, pepper, parsley and lemon juice. Pour in enough of the chicken broth to cover the ingredients.
• Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 8 hours. Add more chicken broth as needed throughout the day. Remove the ham bone and season with salt if needed. Continue to simmer for a couple more hours. Remove bay leaves before serving.

NEIGHBORHOOD HAM AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place beans in a Dutch oven or soup kettle; add water to cover by 2".
• Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat, cover and let stand for 1 hour. Drain.
• Add broth, water, ham bone, bouillon and seasonings; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours (I find I usually add at least an hour to this).
• Sauté' onions, carrots and celery in oil; add to soup along with cubed potato (if using).
• Cover and simmer 1 hour longer.
• Debone ham and cut into chunks; return to soup.
• Skim fat (I find I don't have any to skim).
• I like to mash some of the beans once they get soft. My total cooking time is more like 6 hours than 4 hours.
• Great served with corn bread.

BEST HAM AND BEAN SOUP EVER

Steps:

• In a 3 quart saucepan, saute ham, onion and garlic in butter until onion is tender.
• Add the next seven ingredients; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Add peas and cook for 5 minutes. Add parsley and serve.

HAM AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot combine chicken broth, water, ham bone, chicken bouillon cubes and all dry seasonings and bring to a boil on the stove for 2 minutes.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• In a separate pan, sauté onions, carrots, and celery in oil and add to soup.
• Sauté potato and garlic together in oil and add to soup.
• Add celery and cilantro leaves to soup.
• Stir soup and simmer 30 more minutes.
• Pull ham bone out of soup, cool, and slice/pull meat off bone and add to soup. I usually get about 1 cup of meat out of this.
• Sauté remaining cubed ham in leftover oil and add to soup.
• Add beans, and petite diced tomatoes to soup. Cover and simmer an additional 30 minute.
• Great served with hot buttered French bread.

SIMPLE PINTO BEAN AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Place ham bone in a 12 quart soup pan.
• Add the water, bay leaves, celery seed, mustard seed, and chopped onion.
• Bring to a boil.
• Boil for about an hour, lower heat to a simmer.
• Add red pepper flakes.
• Cover and continue to simmer for an addition 17 hours.
• Skim any skum from top as simmering progresses.
• Meanwhile place pinto beans in a large pan and cover with water .
• Soak beans over night or at least 8 hours.
• Remove lid from ham broth.
• Add beans and enough water to bring back up to starting volume of liquid.
• Bring back to a boil.
• Simmer uncovered for 2 hours.
• Serve.

QUICK HAM AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the carrots, celery and onion in butter until tender. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook for 15 minutes or until heated through. Discard bay leaf.