Name: Old-Fashioned Ham and Bean 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 -

Ingredients for - Old-Fashioned Ham and Bean 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 - Old-Fashioned Ham and Bean Soup

1 . Stage

Place beans in a Dutch oven; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 to 4 hours or until beans are softened. Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid.

2 . Stage

In the same pan, heat oil over medium heat; add onion and celery. Cook and stir until crisp-tender, 3-5 minutes. Stir in softened beans, 8 cups water, carrot, bay leaves, thyme and pepper. Add ham hocks. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until beans are tender.

3 . Stage

Discard bay leaves. Remove ham hocks; set aside until cool enough to handle. Remove ham from bones and cut into cubes. Discard bones. Return ham from ham hocks to soup. Stir in cubed ham and salt; heat through.