Name: Basic Ham and Bean Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Water - 8 cups; Dry great northern beans, sorted and rinsed - 1 pound; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Chopped carrots - 1 cup; Chopped onion - 1 cup; Celery, chopped - ½ stalk; Minced garlic - 1 teaspoon; Mustard powder - 1 teaspoon; Bay leaves - 2; Ham hock - 1; Chopped ham - 2 cups; Ground white pepper, or to taste - ½ teaspoon

Ingredients for - Basic Ham and Bean Soup

1. Water 8 cups

2. Dry great northern beans, sorted and rinsed 1 pound

3. Salt ½ teaspoon

4. Chopped carrots 1 cup

5. Chopped onion 1 cup

6. Celery, chopped ½ stalk

7. Minced garlic 1 teaspoon

8. Mustard powder 1 teaspoon

9. Bay leaves 2

10. Ham hock 1

11. Chopped ham 2 cups

12. Ground white pepper, or to taste ½ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Basic Ham and Bean Soup

1 . Stage

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.

2 . Stage

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.

3 . Stage

Remove ham hock and discard. Stir in chopped ham and simmer for 30 minutes. Season with ground white pepper to taste.