Leftover Ham And White Bean Soup Recipes

WHITE BEAN AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Empty one can of drained and rinsed Great Northern beans into a large bowl or flat baking dish. Mash the beans with the back of a fork or a potato masher. Set aside.
• Heat a large saucepan or stockpot over medium high heat while you chop the garlic, carrots, and onion.
• Melt the butter into the pan and immediately add the chopped onion, and carrot. Once the onion has started to soften, add the garlic.
• Let these sauté in butter until the onions are translucent and the carrots have started to soften. Make sure to move on to the next step before the garlic starts to brown.
• When the veggies are ready, stir in water, ham, thyme, salt and pepper, and the whole and mashed Great Northern beans. Stir gently to combine - you want the non-mashed beans to retain their shape in the final soup.
• Once the soup is simmering, ladle into dishes and call the crowd to the table!

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.

LEFTOVER HAM AND WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, combine ham bone with chicken broth. Bring to a boil and then let simmer for 45 minutes. Take ham bone out of pot and remove any visible ham. Strain broth and then add pack to pot.
• Meanwhile, In a separate skillet, heat olive oil to medium heat. Add chopped leek, carrots, celery, cabbage, and spices (pepper, onion powder, and a little bit of salt). Sauté for approximately 5-6 minutes, or until veggies are starting to soften. Add garlic during the last 30 seconds.
• Pour all veggies into large stock pan. Then add remaining ham, cannelloni beans, thyme, and bay leaves. Simmer for another 20-30 minutes, or until flavors are well combined and the soup is hot.
• Serve with crackers or some crusty bread.

LEFTOVER HAM AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, heat olive oil. Add onion, celery and carrot and cook for about 5 minutes until onion is tender.
• Add garlic, ham, ham bone, parsnip, bay leaves and the broth. If you don't have a ham bone, just skip it. Bring to a boil and lower heat to medium. Let cook for about 30 minutes.
• Add rinsed beans, cumin, thyme and season with salt and pepper. Continue cooking for another 30 minutes.
• Remove ham bone, bay leaves and parsnip. Garnish with parsley and serve.

WHITE BEAN 'N' HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Mash one can of beans; set aside. In a large saucepan, saute the carrots and onion in butter. Stir in the water, ham, seasonings and whole and mashed beans; cook over medium heat until heated through. Discard bay leaf.

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.