Navy Bean Soup with Ham

Name: Navy Bean Soup with Ham
Prep time: 2 h 50 min
Cook time: 2 h 50 min
Total time: 2 h 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 1 carrot, coarsely chopped; 10 sprigs fresh parsley; 2 sprigs chopped fresh thyme; 1 clove garlic, coarsely chopped; 1 pinch kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 454 grams package dry navy beans - picked over, rinsed, and drained; 1 onion, coarsely chopped; 2 larges smoked ham hocks; 2 liters cold water

Navy Bean Soup with Ham might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 14g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 197 calories. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 8. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. If you have bay leaf, kosher salt and pepper, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Place navy beans into a large pot and cover with cold water by 2 inches. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 5 minutes.

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Navy Beans

Water

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Pot

Remove pot from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour.

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Pot

Drain beans.

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Beans

Use a small piece of kitchen twine to tie parsley and thyme sprigs and bay leaf into a small bundle.

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Fresh Thyme

Bay Leaves

Parsley

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Kitchen Twine

Place soaked beans, herb bundle, ham hocks, carrot, onion, and garlic into a large soup pot or Dutch oven.

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Ham Hock

Carrot

Garlic

Beans

Onion

Soup

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Pour 8 cups cold water over ingredients. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until beans and ham hocks are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.

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Ham Hock

Beans

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Turn off heat; remove ham hocks and let cool. When they are cool enough to handle, remove meat from the bones, discarding the bones, fat, and skin. Chop ham into small cubes.

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Ham Hock

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