Hearty Navy Bean Soup

Name: Hearty Navy Bean Soup
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 1 teaspoons black pepper; 473 milliliters thinly sliced carrot; 473 milliliters pound dried navy beans (about; 3 garlic cloves, chopped; 237 milliliters chopped onion; 1 teaspoons salt; 283 grams smoked ham hocks (about; 2 liters water

Hearty Navy Bean Soup is a gluten free and dairy free main course. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 8 servings with 288 calories, 20g of protein, and 7g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up water, ham hocks, navy beans, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Sort and wash beans; place in a large Dutch oven. Cover with water to 2 inches above beans; cover and let stand 8 hours.

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Combine the beans, 8 cups water, and next 4 ingredients (8 cups water through bay leaves) in pan, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 2 hours. Stir in the sliced carrot, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 40 minutes or until the beans are tender.

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Remove bay leaves, and discard.

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Remove the ham hocks, and shred meat, discarding fat and gristle. Return the meat to pan.

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Note: To quick-soak the beans, sort and wash beans, and place in a large Dutch oven. Cover with water to 2 inches above beans; bring to a boil and cook 2 minutes.

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Remove from heat; cover and let stand 1 hour.

Drain beans.

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