Senate Bean Soup
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1 lb dried navy beans (2 1/2 c.)
- 10 cups water, divided
- 1 small ham hock (or left over ham bone with meat attached)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup carrot, chopped
- 2 large celery ribs, finely chopped
- 1⁄4 cup parsley
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
directions
- Soak beans overnight in 6 cups of the water (or bring to boil; boil 2 minutes and let stand, covered, 1 hour).
- Add remaining 4 cups water, the ham hock, bay leaf and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover; simmer 1 1/4 hours or until beans are almost tender.
- Stir in remaining ingredients, cover; cook 20 to 30 minutes more, until beans are tender.
- Discard bay leaf. Cut meat from bone and shred, then return the meat to the pot.
- *I often throw everything into the crockpot, after the first step, and let it simmer on high for 4 hours or on low 8 hours -- a good dinner to come home to! Just shred the meat and remove the bone and bay leaf before serving.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Likkel
Kooskia, Idaho