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Ham and Bean Soup |
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| Ingredients - |
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1 cup Dry Navy Beans
4 cups Water
1 1/2 pounds Smoked Pork Hocks or Meaty Ham Bone
1 1/2 cups sliced Celery
1 cup chopped Onion
3/4 teaspoon Dried Thyme, crushed
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Pepper
1 Bay Leaf |
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| Preparation: |
| Rinse beans. In large saucepan, combine beans and water. Bring to boiling;
reduce heat. Simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand for 1
hour. {Or, skip boiling the water and soak beans overnight in a covered pan.}
Drain and rinse beans. In the same pan, combine beans, 4 cups of fresh water,
pork, celery, onion, thyme, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Bring to boiling;
reduce heat. Cover; simmer about 1 hour or till beans are tender. Remove meat.
When cool enough to handle, cut meat off bones and coarsely chop. Discard
bones and bay leaf. Slightly mash beans in saucepan. Return the meat to
saucepan. Heat through. |
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