Mamas Bean Soup Food

MOM'S HAM AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place Great Northern beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain water and transfer beans to a large stockpot.
• Mix ham hocks, water, celery, onion, carrot, garlic, thyme, black pepper, and bay leaf with beans in the stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer until ham is coming off the bones, about 2 hours.
• Remove ham hocks from soup. Cut meat from bones, discarding fat and bones. Return meat to the pot. Continue cooking until beans reach desired softness.

MAMA'S HAM AND WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot and celery. Sauté for 10 minutes.
• 2. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute.
• 3. Add chicken stock, water, diced ham, ham shank, oregano, bay leaf and 2 cans of beans. Cover and bring to low boil for 10 minutes. Stir; reduce heat and partially cover. Simmer for 30 minutes.
• 4. Meanwhile, mash remaining can of beans with a potato masher until thick and creamy. Stir into soup mixture; blend well.
• 5. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes to heat through.
• 6. Discard ham shank and bay leaf before serving.
• 7. COOK'S NOTES: I have also made this soup using dry great northern beans. You just have to fully cook them and then begin with the directions in this recipe. Both ways I cooked them turned out yummy!!!

MOMS OLD FASHION BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Go though navy beans and wash .soak beans over night.
• 2. In a large kettle, add drained beans, pork hocks, onion, and celery.
• 3. Cover with water and chicken broth.
• 4. Bring to a boil uncovered then turn down and simmer for about an hour.
• 5. Remove hocks from kettle let cool till you can take meat from bone.
• 6. Add meat back in kettle.
• 7. Add carrots and potatoes continue to simmer uncovered for another hour.
• 8. Add water to small sauce pan and bring to boil.
• 9. Whisk eggs slightly add 1 teaspoon of water.
• 10. Add flour to eggs a little at a time till you have a sticky dough.
• 11. Using a kitchen knife slide a little dough at a time into boiling water.
• 12. The little dumplings will rise to the top when done.Drain.
• 13. Add to soup simmer another 5 minutes and serve.