Hearty Ham Bean Soup Casss Way Food

HEARTY BEAN SOUP WITH HAM

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute onion and green pepper in butter for 3 minutes. Add the garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Transfer to a Dutch oven or soup kettle. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 20 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

HEARTY HAM AND BEAN SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Bring the water and beans to a boil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven; boil for 2 minutes.
• Remove the beans from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour.
• Add the ham and ham bone or ham hock to the beans, along with onion, carrot, celery, bay leaf, and pepper. Bring to a boil.
• Skim any foam from top.
• Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until beans are tender-about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. If soup is too thick, add a little more water.
• Take out ham bone or ham hocks from the soup, if using, and place on cutting board.
• Dice or shred the meat and return it to the soup.
• Add the tomato sauce and salt, to taste, and simmer for about 15 minutes longer.
• Remove the bay leaf .

HEARTY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, place parsnips, carrots and onion. Top with beans. Add water, ham, garlic, salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce. Cover and cook on high for 6-7 hours or until beans are tender. , Remove meat and bones from slow cooker. When cool enough to handle, cut meat into bite-sized pieces and return to slow cooker; heat through.

HEARTY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Pour water over navy beans in a large container to cover by several inches; soak 8 hours to overnight.
• Combine soaked beans, chicken broth, water, onion, celery, garlic, and bay leaf in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered, until beans are almost tender, about 1 hour.
• Stir tomato paste and sea salt into bean mixture; simmer soup another 45 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf.
• Ladle about half the soup into a large bowl; pour soup into a blender, working in batches, filling blender no more than half full. Hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend until smooth. Pour pureed soup into pot with unblended soup; stir in parsley and adjust salt and pepper to taste.

HEARTY HAM AND THREE-BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in 3- or 4-quart saucepan. Heat to boiling over medium heat.
• Cook 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender and soup is slightly thickened.

~ HEARTY HAM & BEAN SOUP ~ CASS'S WAY

Steps:

• 1. Either soak beans over night covered with water or cover with water and bring to a boil for 2 minutes then remove from stove and cover for 1 hour. ( make sure you pick through beans to remove any debris before either soaking method. ) In a heavy dutch oven over medium heat - add oil, once hot add onion and garlic. Cook and stir for about 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Remove from stove and add the broth, ham bone, beans, potatoes, carrots, celery, pepper, cumin, salt, oregano and bay leaves.
• 2. Bring to a boil then reduce to simmer, cover and cook for 1 hour 30 minutes. Remove bone and cool, then remove meat and add back to pot. Continue simmering for another 45 minutes to 1 hour or until beans are desired tenderness. Remove bay leaves. Taste and if needs more seasoning add it and stir.
• 3. Serve in individual bowls with some crusty bread. Delicious!

HEARTY HAM AND VEGETABLE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Cook pasta until al dente (tender but firm).
• Drain and rinse under cold water.
• In a large Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat and cook onions until softened.
• Add stock, carrots, garlic, sweet pepper and zucchini; bring to a simmer and cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Stir in pasta, tomatoes, ham, beans, chick peas, and the rest of ingredients.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Enjoy!