Old Fashioned Bean and Ham Soup

Name: Old Fashioned Bean and Ham Soup
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Ingredients: 2 lbs dried great northern beans, rinsed, drained & picked over; 4 ham hocks, 2 fresh and 2 smoked or 4 ham bone; 2 onions, chopped; 2 cloves, garlic minced; 3 potatoes, pared and cubed; 3 carrots, diced; 1 cup celery, diced; 3 quarts water; 2 teaspoons dried thyme; 1 teaspoon dried marjoram; 1 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage; 1/2 teaspoon dried savory; parsley; salt

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Prep Time: 45 minutes

Cook Time: 3 hours

Total: 3 hours, 45 minutes

Servings: 12

Cost: $2.85 /serving

Author : CIndytc

beans less 4 hours easy

Step 1

Put rinsed beans in pan and cover up to 2 inches past beans in large pot -- let sit overnight.

Step 2

Drain, put beans back in pot, add water and the rest of ingredients.

Step 3

Bring to boil, turn to simmer and cover.

Step 4

Simmer for at least 3 hours or until beans are soft.

Step 5

Take out bones and dice up any meat on bones and put back into pot -- You can add more ham if you want.

Step 6

Discard fat and bones.

Step 7

Season to taste with pepper and salt and parsley.