How To Make Ham and White Bean Soup
Hearty and flavorful, this white bean soup is cooked with tender seasoned meat and sauteed veggies. Plus, a dash of Tabasco for some heat.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1½lbsdry white beans,(2½ cups), like cannellini or great northern
- 2quarts of water
- 3lbssmoked ham shanks,or ham hocks
- 2tspherbes de provence,or Italian seasoning
- 1tbspextra virgin olive oil
- 1cuponions,(about 1 small onion), diced
- 1cupcelery,(about 2 to 3 ribs), chopped
- ⅔cupcarrots,(about 1 medium carrot), chopped
- 3clovesgarlic,minced
- tabasco sauce
- salt and pepper
- fresh parsley
Instructions
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Fill a pot large enough to hold the beans with water and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat, add the beans and soak for about 2 hours. Drain the water.
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While the beans are soaking in step 1, put the ham shanks or ham hocks in a separate large pot and cover them with 2 quarts of water. Add the herbes de Provence or Italian seasoning.
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Warm on high heat until the water comes to a simmer, then lower the heat, partially cover, and maintain the simmer for about 1 hour.
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Heat olive oil in a small sauté pan on medium-high heat. Add the chopped onions and cook for about 5 to 6 minutes until translucent. Add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
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Once the ham hocks or shanks have been simmering for an hour, add the drained soaked beans, the cooked onions and garlic, and the chopped celery and carrots.
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Cook for another 40 minutes or so, uncovered until the vegetables are soft and the ham meat easily pulls away from the bone.
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Remove the ham bones from the soup and pull off any meat and return it to the soup. Discard the bones.
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Add several drops of Tabasco to taste. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with a pinch of chopped fresh parsley.
Nutrition
- Calories: 621.74kcal
- Fat: 19.35g
- Saturated Fat: 5.88g
- Trans Fat: 0.13g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 8.59g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.86g
- Carbohydrates: 57.08g
- Fiber: 14.46g
- Sugar: 3.47g
- Protein: 57.45g
- Cholesterol: 103.76mg
- Sodium: 1432.67mg
- Calcium: 255.77mg
- Potassium: 2255.59mg
- Iron: 11.37mg
- Vitamin A: 114.61µg
- Vitamin C: 10.10mg
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