Bonnies No Soak Navy Beans And Ham Recipes

BEAN SOUP WITH HAM

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Wash the navy beans thoroughly and pick them over. Discard any damaged or malformed beans and look for small stones.
• Pour the beans into a very large pot and add 2 quarts of water. Place the pot over high heat and bring to a full boil; let boil for 3 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and let beans soak for 2 to 4 hours.
• Add the ham hocks or ham bone to the pot with the soaked beans and their cooking water and bring to a simmer.
• Continue to cook over low heat until the beans are tender, or about 90 minutes.
• Remove the bones and chop the ham, discarding the bones and fat. Reserve the ham on the side.
• Return the chopped ham to the pot. Add the onions, bay leaf, celery, and optional carrots to the pot, as well as the extra leftover chopped ham, if using.
• Add enough water or unsalted vegetable stock to make about 16 cups of liquid. Taste the broth and add salt and pepper, as needed.
• Cook the soup for about 30 minutes to one hour, or until the vegetables are tender and the liquid has thickened a little.

NAVY BEAN WITH HAM SOUP, BY HEATHER N.

Steps:

• Place beans in bowl, add just enough water to cover. Soak 6-8 hours or overnight.
• Stock:.
• Place ham shank in crockpot and add just enough water to cover,.
• Add coarsely chopped carrots and celery.
• Add salt.
• Cover and cook on high for 6 hours. Makes about 2 quarts of stock.
• Remove bone and meat, reserve. Strain broth into container. Refrigerate.
• Soup:.
• Add beans to crockpot.
• Skim fat off of stock. Add all stock to crockpot.
• Add chopped carrots, celery and diced onion.
• Add in 16oz cubed ham.
• Return bone and meat from shank to crockpot.
• Cook on HIGH for 3.5 hours then reduce to LOW for 6.5 hours.
• Remove Ham bone. And serve.
• If you prefer a thicker soup you can puree a can of great northern beans and add to crockpot to thicken.

NAVY BEAN SOUP WITH HAM

Steps:

• Place navy beans into a large pot and cover with cold water by 2 inches. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove pot from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour. Drain beans.
• Use a small piece of kitchen twine to tie parsley and thyme sprigs and bay leaf into a small bundle. Place soaked beans, herb bundle, ham hocks, carrot, onion, and garlic into a large soup pot or Dutch oven. Pour 8 cups cold water over ingredients. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until beans and ham hocks are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Turn off heat; remove ham hocks and let cool. When they are cool enough to handle, remove meat from the bones, discarding the bones, fat, and skin. Chop ham into small cubes. Remove and discard herb bundle.
• Transfer about 3 cups cooked beans along with some cooking liquid into a blender; puree beans. Pour pureed beans back into soup, add cooked ham, and bring back to a simmer over medium heat. Season with kosher salt and black pepper to taste.

CROCKPOT NAVY BEANS AND HAM RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Directions Instructions Soak your beans over night in water. The next morning, drain and rinse well. Pick out any bad beans. Dice your onion. Dice your celery stalk. Dice one large carrot or about 6 baby carrots. Dice up your ham. Dump the rinsed/soaked beans into the crockpot. Throw in the ham, onion, carrot and celery. Toss in the garlic, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Add the water. Pop a lid on it and cook on high for 8 hours. Scoop the beans and ham into bowls and enjoy. Instructions Soak your beans over night in water. The next morning, drain and rinse well. Pick out any bad beans. Dice your onion. Dice your celery stalk. Dice one large carrot or about 6 baby carrots. Dice up your ham. Dump the rinsed/soaked beans into the crockpot. Throw in the ham, onion, carrot and celery. Toss in the garlic, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Add the water. Pop a lid on it and cook on high for 8 hours. Scoop the beans and ham into bowls and enjoy.