Navy Bean Soup

Name: Navy Bean Soup
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 158 milliliters thinly sliced carrot; 158 milliliters chopped celery; 454 grams 1/4 cups dried navy beans (about; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh parsley; 710 milliliters chopped kale; 3 parsley sprigs; 1 teaspoon salt; 605 grams smoked ham hocks (about; 3 thyme sprigs; 355 milliliters chopped Vidalia or other sweet onion; 1 liters warm water; 1 small yellow onion, peeled; 473 milliliters (1/2-inch) cubed peeled Yukon gold potato

The recipe Navy Bean Soup can be made in around 45 minutes. This recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 6 servings with 588 calories, 42g of protein, and 19g of fat each. If you have salt, kale, warm water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert. It is perfect for Autumn. It works well as a main course. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

Sort and wash beans; place in a large Dutch oven. Cover with water to 2 inches above beans; bring to a boil. Cook 2 minutes; remove from heat. Cover and let stand 1 hour.

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Beans

Water

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Dutch Oven

Drain beans; rinse and drain.

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Beans

Return beans to pan; cover with 6 cups warm water. Stud whole onion with cloves; place in pan.

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Clove

Beans

Onion

Water

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Frying Pan

Add celery, thyme, parsley sprigs, ham hocks, and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes.

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Ham Hock

Bay Leaves

Parsley

Celery

Thyme

Discard onion, thyme, parsley sprigs, and bay leaf.

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Bay Leaves

Parsley

Onion

Thyme

Remove ham hocks from pan; cool slightly.

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Ham Hock

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Frying Pan

Remove meat from bones; finely chop to yield 1/3 cup meat. Discard bones, skin, and fat.

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Meat

Add meat, kale, potato, chopped onion, carrot, salt, and pepper to pan; stir well. Cover and simmer 30 minutes or until beans and vegetables are tender. Stir in parsley.

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