Maine Bean Soup Recipes

VEGETABLE-BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat oil over medium-high. Add carrots, celery, and onion and cook until onion is translucent, about 6 minutes. Add garlic and thyme and season with salt and pepper; cook until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add beans, tomatoes, broth, and parsley and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Divide soup among four bowls and serve with Parmesan.

EMILY'S BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Wash all beans thoroughly; drain and place in a large saucepan. Add 5 cups of water. Bring to a rapid boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour., Meanwhile, place ham bone and 3 qts. of water in a stockpot. Simmer until beans have stood for 1 hour. , Drain beans and add to the ham stock; add remaining ingredients. Simmer for 2-3 hours or until beans are tender. Cut meat from ham bone; discard bone. Add additional water to soup if desired.

BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place rinsed beans into a large stock pot. Add water and bring to a boil. Boil gently for 2 minutes; remove from heat, cover and let stand for 1 hour.
• Add ham bone, cubed ham, onion, salt, pepper and bay leaves. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until beans are soft. Occasionally skim surface of soup while it is cooking.
• Add carrots and celery, cook until tender. Remove ham bone, scrape any meat from bone and place back into soup and serve.

MAINE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, sauté garlic and veggies in olive oil until tender.
• Microwave ground beef, drain, and add to veggies.
• Add beef broth, tomatoes, wine, beans, and frozen veggies.
• Add oregano, Worcestershire sauce, and salt& pepper.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer 1 hour.
• Return to a boil, add macaroni, and cook until noodles are tender.
• Serve with warm, crusty bread.

NEIGHBORHOOD BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Sort beans and rinse with cold water. 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 soak for 1-4 hours or until beans are softened., Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid. Return beans to pan; add broth, 3 cups water, ham bone, bouillon and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours. , Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute the onions, carrots and celery in oil until tender; add to soup. Cover and simmer 45-60 minutes longer or until beans are tender. , Remove ham bone; cool slightly. Skim fat from soup. Remove meat from bone and cut into chunks; return to soup. Discard bone.

MAINE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Pick over the beans and soak them overnight in cold water.
• In the morning drain and then boil them in fresh water until the skins crack when blown upon.
• Quarter the onion and place in the bottom of Crock pot.
• Add the beans.
• Cut through the rind of the salt pork and place pork on top of the beans.
• Mix the sugar, molasses, mustard and pepper with 1 pint of boiling water.
• Pour this over the beans. Add more water to almost cover beans.
• Cook on low for 8-10 hours or if pressed for time, turn on high for a while and then turn down to low until done.