Senate Bean Soup
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Senate Bean Soup a try. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains around 15g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 194 calories. It is perfect for Autumn. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. A mixture of carrot, super northern beans, garlic powder, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the ham you could follow this main course with the Apple Graham Dessert as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 40 minutes. S. Senate Bean Soup, and Senate Bean Soup.
Instructions
Put beans in a large bowl, add water to cover and soak overnight. In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the ham shank and 4 cups water and simmer for about 45 minutes. When cool enough to handle, remove meat from bone and shred meat. Set bone and meat aside for later. (Note: reserve the stock, if desired, to replace the ham base.)
Drain the beans. In an 8 quart pot over high heat, combine the beans, 12 cups fresh water and ham base. (Note: At this point, if desired, measure reserved stock from step 1, add water to total 12 cups liquid, and use this mixture to eliminate the ham base.)
Add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic powder, ham, ham bone and salt and pepper to taste.
Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, or until beans are tender.
Add additional water as needed. (Note: Soup should be thick enough to heavily coat a spoon.)