Cosy Ham And Bean Soup Recipes

COSY HAM-AND-BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Slice carrots into thin rounds, mince the garlic, and coarsely chop the onion.
• Coat a large saucepan with oil and set over medium-high heat.
• Add carrots, garlic and onion. Sprinkle with paprika, chili powder, oregano and salt.
• Stir occasionally until onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
• While onion is cooking, coarsely chop tomatoes.
• Add ham to onion mixture and stir often until ham is lightly browned, about 2 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, water, undiluted chicken broth and corn.
• Using a wooden spoon, scrape up and stir in brown bits from pan bottom to add flavour.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, to develop flavour, 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, drain and rinse beans. Add to pan and stir often until warm, 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Stir in parsley and Tabasco.

BASIC HAM AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse the beans, sorting out any broken or discolored ones. In a large pot over high heat, bring the water to a boil. Add the salt and the beans and remove from heat. Let beans sit in the hot water for at least 60 minutes.
• After the 60 minutes of soaking, return the pot to high heat and place the ham bone, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, mustard and bay leaves in the pot. Stir well, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 60 more minutes.
• Remove ham bone and discard. Stir in the chopped ham and simmer for 30 more minutes. Season with ground white pepper to taste.