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 -

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15 min.

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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.