Navy Pinto Bean And Ham Soup Recipes

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.

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.

PINTO BEAN/HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Wash and sort beans. Soak in cold water overnight; drain. In a large 8-qt. soup kettle, combine the beans, carrots, onions, celery, garlic, meat and paprika. Add enough water to cover ingredients by 2 in. simmer, partly covered, for 2-1/2 hours or until the beans are tender, adding more water as needed. When beans are tender; remove meat to side dish. , To make Csipetke, mix flour, salt, egg and oil into stiff dough; let rest for 30 minutes. Divide into four parts. Flatten each part and pinch off pieces about the size of a cherry pit; roll between fingers and drop into hot soup. Cook 30 minutes. Blend in sour cream if desired. Mix in parsley and vinegar; adjust seasoning. Cut reserved ham into bite-size pieces; stir into soup.

NAVY, PINTO BEAN AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Soak the beans overnight (follow instructions on the package) or quick soak them. After soaking, rinse the beans and place in a large pot.
• Add the remaining ingredients to the pot, cover with water and bring to a boil.
• Once boiling, reduce the heat and cook on medium to low for approximately 3-4 hours until the soup reaches desired consistency (usually thick and creamy). You may have to add water.
• Remember to stir often, as the beans cook on the bottom of the pot.

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.

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.