Basic Ham and Bean Soup
| Prep Time | 15 mins |
| Cook Time | 1 hr 30 mins |
| Servings | 5 |
Ingredients
- ½ teaspoon ground white pepper, or to taste
- 8 cups water
- 1 pound dry great northern beans, sorted and rinsed
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 1 cup chopped onion
- ½ stalk celery, chopped
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 ham hock
- 2 cups chopped ham
Directions:
- Place water and beans in a large pot; bring to a boil over high heat.
- Stir in salt and remove the pot from heat; cover, and let stand for 1 hour.
- Add carrots, onion, celery, garlic, mustard, and bay leaves to the pot with beans; stir well.
- Add ham hock and bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour.
- Remove ham hock and discard. Stir in chopped ham and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Season with ground white pepper to taste.
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All delicious, yummy 😍👍
“Remove Ham hock and discard”…What kind of nonsense is that?” That has to be a miss-print. Ham hocks are yummy!
Can you use the ham from ham steaks?
Can you use ham steaks?
Yes, you can use diced ham steak for the 2 cups of chopped ham. Simply cube it and stir it into the soup during the final 30 minutes of simmering as directed. Note that ham steaks are typically leaner, so retaining the ham hock is still recommended for rich flavor and broth body.