January 18, 2025
Hearty ham and bean soup with lots of vegetables and seasonings. This recipe is easy to make and a great way to use a leftover ham bone.
Summary
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 1 hr 30 min
- Other: 1 hr
- Total Time: 2 hr 45 min
- Servings: 8
- Yield:
Ingredients
- 8 cups water
- 1 pound dry great northern beans, sorted and rinsed
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 1 cup chopped onion
- ½ stalk celery, chopped
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 ham hock
- 2 cups chopped ham
- ½ teaspoon ground white pepper, or to taste
Directions
- Gather all ingredients.
- Place water and beans in a large pot; bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in salt and remove the pot from heat; cover, and let stand for 1 hour.
- Add carrots, onion, celery, garlic, mustard, and bay leaves to the pot with beans; stir well. Add ham hock and bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour.
- Remove ham hock and discard. Stir in chopped ham and simmer for 30 minutes. Season with ground white pepper to taste.
Adjustments
- Add ham bone if I have one.
History
- 2025-01-18 – Made this per recipe except I added the leftover ham bone along with a small ham hock. I also added 30 minutes to the cooking time for step 3. It came out great.
References
- Allrecipes! – Basic Ham and Bean Soup