Navy Bean Ham Soup Recipes

NAVY BEAN (HAM AND BEAN) SOUP

Steps:

• Put beans in a large saucepan and cover with 2 inches of cold water.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and summer for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat, cover, and let sit for 1 hour, then drain.
• Tie herbs into a bundle or wrap in a square of cheesecloth.
• In a large pot, combine herbs, beans, ham, onions, carrots, garlic, and water.
• Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer 1-2 hours or until the beans are tender.
• Turn off heat, remove ham and allow to cool, then cut into cubes.
• Remove herbs and discard.
• Puree about 3 cups or beans with some of the liquid. (I like my stick blender for this, just be careful because it is super hot!).
• Stir puree and meat back into the remaining soup.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Put in bowls, top with a pat of butter, and serve.

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.

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 AND HAM SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Place beans, water, broth, onion, carrot, celery, garlic, bay leaf, and pepper in a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker; stir to combine. Place ham bone in center of mixture. Cover and cook on HIGH 6 hours or LOW 8 to 10 hours until beans are tender. Remove ham bone and any gristle. Return any ham meat to soup.

NAVY BEAN AND HAM HOCK SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse and sort the navy beans. Place in a Dutch oven with 8 cups water. Bring to a boil for 2 minutes and remove from heat. Let stand, covered, until beans are softened, about 5 hours.
• Drain the navy beans and discard the soaking liquid. Rinse beans and return to the Dutch oven. Add ham hocks, chicken broth, 4 cups water, onion, parsley, garlic powder, basil, black pepper, oregano, nutmeg, and bay leaves. Bring soup to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until beans are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Mix carrots, celery, and potato flakes into the soup until well combined. Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes more.
• Take ham hocks from the pot and place on a cutting board until cool enough to handle. Remove meat from the bones and cut into bite-sized pieces. Return meat to the pot and warm through over medium heat, about 3 minutes.

SIMPLY THE BEST HAM & NAVY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse and sort out navy beans.
• In a crock pot cover beans with 4 cups of chicken broth and soak overnight.
• Next day: Do not drain off broth.
• Add 2 more cups of chicken broth.
• Add remaining ingredients .
• Cook on high 3 to 4 hours until ham hocks become tender.
• Remove meat from hocks and cut into small pieces,return to mixture.
• Continue cooking on low for another 6 to 8 hours.
• You may have to add additional chicken broth if soup too thick. If too thin add instant potatoes.

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.

NAVY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse and sort beans. Place beans in a Dutch oven or soup kettle; 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, discarding liquid. Return beans to Dutch oven; add the water, ham hocks, onion, parsley and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until beans are tender., Add the carrots, celery and potato flakes; mix well. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaf. Set side ham hocks until cool enough to handle. Remove meat from bones; discard bones. Cut into bite-size pieces. Return meat to Dutch oven; heat through.