Hearty Vegan Navy Bean Soup Recipes

HEARTY NAVY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse and sort beans; soak according to package directions., Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid. Place in a Dutch oven. Add the tomatoes with juice, onion, ham hock, broth, water, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until beans are tender, about 1-1/2 hours., Add more water if necessary. Remove ham hock and let it stand until cool enough to handle. Remove meat from bone; discard bone. Cut meat into bite-sized pieces; set aside. (For a thicker soup, cool slightly, then puree beans in a food processor or blender and return to pan.) Return ham to soup and heat through. Garnish with parsley if desired.

HEARTY VEGAN NAVY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Wash and pick over beans.
• Cover with water and soak overnight, or quick soak.
• Discard soaking water, rinse beans and put in a large soup pot.
• Add the 8 cups of water and bring to a boil.
• Cover tightly and reduce heat to a low simmer.
• Add carrots.
• In a nonstick pan saute onion in balsamic vinegar until it caramelizes (this takes a while on low heat).
• Add garlic, celery leaves, and cabbage.
• Continue sautéing, adding more liquid as necessary.
• When the mixture has cooked down somewhat, add it to the beans.
• Add tomato sauce, bay leaves, and spices.
• Simmer *very* slowly for 2 hours or until beans are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Remove bay leaves and serve with hard bread and salad.

HEARTY NAVY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse and sort beans. Cover with cold water and soak overnight.
• Drain beans and place in a large soup kettle or Dutch oven.
• Add tomatoes, onions, carrots, celery, ham, broth and water. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer until beans are tender, about 1-1/2 hours. Add more water if necessary.
• (For a thicker soup, beans may be pureed in a food processor or blender and then returned to the kettle and heated through.) (I used a potato masher and mashed part of the bean mixture to make it thicker).

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.

NAVY BEAN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first nine ingredients. Stir in water. Cover and cook on low until beans are tender, 9-10 hours. Discard bay leaf.