Name: Ham Bone Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 pound dried navy beans -; 1 tablespoon canola oil -; 2 medium onions, chopped -; 2 celery ribs, chopped -; 8 cups water -; 1 medium carrot, chopped -; 2 bay leaves -; 1 teaspoon dried thyme -; 1/2 teaspoon pepper -; 2 smoked ham hocks -; 2 cups cubed fully cooked ham -; 1/2 teaspoon salt -

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Ham Bone Soup

1. 1 pound dried navy beans -

2. 1 tablespoon canola oil -

3. 2 medium onions, chopped -

4. 2 celery ribs, chopped -

5. 8 cups water -

6. 1 medium carrot, chopped -

7. 2 bay leaves -

8. 1 teaspoon dried thyme -

9. 1/2 teaspoon pepper -

10. 2 smoked ham hocks -

11. 2 cups cubed fully cooked ham -

12. 1/2 teaspoon salt -

How to cook deliciously - Ham Bone Soup

1. Stage

Place the beans in a Dutch oven, and add water to cover them by 2 inches. Bring the water to a boil, and boil the beans for two minutes. Remove the pot from the heat. Cover the pot and let it stand for one to four hours or until the beans have softened. Drain and rinse the beans, and discard the liquid. Editor's Tip: This step is called a quick soak for dried beans, which means no soaking beans overnight. Soaking the beans a little before making ham bone bean soup ensures a soft, tender bean.

2. Stage

In the same Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and celery. Cook and stir until they're crisp-tender, three to five minutes. Stir in the softened beans, water, carrot, bay leaves, thyme and pepper. Add the ham hocks, and bring everything to a boil. Reduce the heat. Cover and simmer the soup for 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes or until the beans are tender.

3. Stage

To finish the soup, discard the bay leaves. Remove the ham hocks, and set them aside until they're cool enough to handle. Remove the ham from the bones, and cut it into cubes. Discard the bones. Return the ham from the ham hocks to the soup. Stir in the cubed ham and salt. Heat the ham through and serve the soup.