Italian Ham And Bean Soup Recipes

BASIC HAM AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse the beans, sorting out any broken or discolored ones. In a large pot over high heat, bring the water to a boil. Add the salt and the beans and remove from heat. Let beans sit in the hot water for at least 60 minutes.
• After the 60 minutes of soaking, return the pot to high heat and place the ham bone, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, mustard and bay leaves in the pot. Stir well, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 60 more minutes.
• Remove ham bone and discard. Stir in the chopped ham and simmer for 30 more minutes. Season with ground white pepper to taste.

ITALIAN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute the onion, potato and celery in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the broth, beans, tomatoes, parsley and pesto. Bring to a boil. Stir in pasta. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until pasta is tender, 10-15 minutes. , Add spinach and cook just until wilted. Sprinkle each serving with cheese.

WHITE BEAN AND HAM BONE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine ham bone and 4 quarts of water in a large stock pot of Dutch oven at least the night before. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 10 to 12 hours.
• In the meantime, place beans in a large pot with water to cover; soak overnight. Drain beans the next day and return to the pot.
• Remove ham bone from the pot and pick off any edible meat. Strain the stock and measure out 3 quarts for the soup. Remaining stock can be frozen.
• Pour 3 quarts of stock over the soaked beans. Add ham, celery, carrots, onion, and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Bring soup to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cover, tilting the lid to allow steam to escape, and simmer until beans are tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Add sherry in the last 30 minutes of cooking and season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle with fresh parsley.

BASIC ITALIAN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion in hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes; add garlic and continue cooking until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes more.
• Pour tomato sauce into the pot; stir. Add cannelini beans, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until the beans are hot, 5 to 7 minutes more.

ITALIAN HAM AND BEAN SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Place above ham, beans, tomatoes, can of chosen greens, and can of water into a pan (usually a 2 quart or more stock pot).
• Simmer for approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Enjoy alone or with shredded cheese, and can even add macaroni!

CONTEST-WINNING HAM AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place beans in a Dutch oven; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 to 4 hours or until beans are softened. Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid. , In the same pan, saute onions in oil for 2 minutes. Add celery; cook until tender. Stir in the beans, water, ham, potatoes, carrot, Worcestershire sauce, salt, thyme, pepper and bay leaves. Add ham bone. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until beans are tender. , Discard bay leaves. Remove ham bone; and set aside until cool enough to handle. Remove ham from bone and cut into cubes. Discard bone. Return ham to soup; heat through. Garnish soup with parsley.

HAM, CABBAGE AND WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, fill water half full, add broth, wine, all the vegetables, ham bone, and herbs.
• Sprinkle to taste with salt and pepper.
• Cook until all vegetables are tender.
• Add cooked beans, cook 1/2 hour more.
• If in need add more water or chicken broth.
• Remove ham off the bone and add back to the pot.
• Serve with crusty Italian bread broken up in the bowl... or just dunk it!

ITALIAN BEAN SOUP WITH PASTA

Steps:

• Place beans in a bowl; add 2 cups of the water, let stand overnight (or, bring to boiling in a medium saucepan, boil briskly 2 minutes., remove from heat, let stand, covered, 1 hour).
• In a 5-6-quart kettle heat oil. Cook carrot, celery, and onion until onion is soft. Mix in garlic, parsley, and pepperoni. Add ham hock, tomatoes, (coarsely chopped, with liquid), basil, bay leaf, beans and liquid and remaining cups water.
• Bring to boiling. Cover, reduce heat. Simmer until beans are tender and ham separates from bone, about 2 hours. Remove ham hock; discard bones, fat, skin and bay leaf. Return ham in chunks. Skim, discard fat.
• Remove 1 cup of the beans. Press through food mill (or puree in blender with a little soup liquid). To soup add pasta shells. Bring to boiling. Cook, uncovered, stirring, until pasta is tender, 12-15 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt.

HAM AND BEAN SOUP I

Steps:

• Boil sausage to remove excess fat, and cut into bite-size pieces.
• Skin ham hocks, and remove excess fat. In a large pot, brown sausage and ham hocks over medium heat. Drain off excess fat.
• Add potatoes, celery, parsley, beans, tomato sauce, tomatoes, salt, pepper, chili sauce, bay leaves, garlic, and Worcestershire sauce to the meat; add just enough water to cover. Bring to boil, then reduce to simmer. Cover, and continue to cook for 2-3 hours.
• Remove ham hocks and cut meat into bite-size pieces. Return meat to pot. Serve.

ITALIAN HAM AND WHITE BEAN ORZO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter in a large pot.
• Add in orzo, onion and ham and saute for a couple of minutes until onion is tender.
• Add in garlic and cook for an additional minute.
• Pour in stock, water, seasoning, tomatoes and beans.
• Simmer for 20 minutes or until pasta is fully cooked.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve warm and garnish with freshly chopped basil or parsley if desired.

QUICK HAM AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a pot; add chicken bouillon and stir until dissolved.
• Drain and rinse 1 can Great Northern beans. Reduce heat to low and stir drained beans and remaining can of undrained beans into bouillon mixture in the pot. Add carrots, onion, celery, garlic, bay leaf, and black pepper to pot; bring soup to a boil.
• Stir ham into soup, reduce heat to low, and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Season with salt.

PASTA AND BEAN SOUP ( PASTA E FAGIOLI) WITH HAM AND ESCAROLE

Steps:

• In a 6 quart pan, combine dried beans and about 2 inches covering the water, bring to a boil. Continue boiling for 2 minutes, then remove from heat. Cover and let stand for 1 hour ( or if you prefer cover beans with the water and let stand overnight.)
• Mince 3-4 cloves of garlic and saute in 1 tablespoon Olive Oil until soft and golden brown.
• Add one chopped onion to the garlic. Saute until soft and translucent.
• Add chopped celery and carrots, saute for a couple of minutes.
• Place a ham bone in the pot with the beans. Cover with 8 cups of water.
• Add garlic, onion, carrots and veggie mixture. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer, covered, until beans are tender (2 to 2 1/2 hours). Lift out the ham and discard bone; coarsely chop ham. Return ham to the soup pot.
• Saute 1 head of chopped Escarole, add to the soup pot.
• Cook 1 pound Orzo in salted boiling water until pasta is al dente ( perfectly cooked but not overly soft, translated means, " to the tooth"), add to the soup pot.
• Add one carton of chicken broth. Turn the heat up to warm the soup.

HAM AND BEAN SOUP (ITALIAN STYLE)

Steps:

• Place ham hock in 6 cups of water and bring to boil, lower to simmer for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, sauté butter, onion, celery, carrot, and garlic until onion turns translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Once ham hock has started to fall off the bone (about 1 hour), remove from heat, reserve liquid (at least 4 cups or whatever is left over). Dice up ham and add back to pot with reserved liquid. Add chicken stock, sautéed onion mixture, thyme, and all of the beans.
• Cook on medium heat until it comes to a boil then simmer for 1 hour.
• Add 1/2 can of tomatoes after beans and ham have been cooking for 45 minutes (during the last 15 minutes of cooking).