Mr Food Butter Bean And Ham Soup

MR. FOOD BUTTER BEAN AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup pot combine all of the ingredients.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes for flavors to marry and soup to thicken.

LOW FAT BUTTER BEAN AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp stock in large pot and saute finely diced red onion, finely sliced ham (I used deli leg off the bone) and garlic for about 5 minutes.
• Add rough cut carrots, butter beans (can use chickpeas), spring onions, 1 3/4 litres of vegetable (or chicken) stock and bring to a boil.
• NOTE: Adjust garlic to your taste.
• SIMMER uncovered for twenty minutes and let sit for 5 minutes.
• MASH; reheat if necessary and add chopped basil and lemon juice.
• ENJOY!

TENDERBELLE'S 3 BEAN & HAM SOUP

Steps:

• In soup pot, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 1 - 2 hours. Stir on occasion, checking liquid. May add water if needed.

BUTTER BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place the potatoes into a saucepan, and fill with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain, leaving one inch of liquid in with the potatoes. Place over low heat, and add the onion. Simmer until onion is soft. Stir in the cream of celery soup, ham and butter beans. Season with cumin and coriander. Simmer for 5 or 10 minutes, until heated through.

OLD FASHIONED BUTTER BEANS & HAM

Steps:

• Half fill a large saucepan with water and stir in the beans, ham hock, quartered onion, garlic and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer, uncovered for 1 hour or until the beans are tender. Drain the beans, reserving all of the liquid and discarding the onion, garlic, and bay leaves. Transfer beans to a bowl and the ham hock to a cutting board. Cut the meat into small pieces (you should have about 1 cup). Discard the bones. In the same saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and saute for 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in the ham and enough bean liquid to make the beans soupy (about 2 cups); bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Stir in the beans, hot sauce, and salt and pepper to taste; heat for 3 minutes or until hot. Ladle into bowls (I like to add a couple of drops of catsup) and serve with warm fresh homemade bread and butter.

OLD FASHIONED BEAN AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Put rinsed beans in pan and cover up to 2 inches past beans in large pot -- let sit overnight.
• Drain, put beans back in pot, add water and the rest of ingredients.
• Bring to boil, turn to simmer and cover.
• Simmer for at least 3 hours or until beans are soft.
• Take out bones and dice up any meat on bones and put back into pot -- You can add more ham if you want.
• Discard fat and bones.
• Season to taste with pepper and salt and parsley.