Ham and Beans

Name: Ham and Beans
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb dried navy beans; 6 cups cold water, for soaking; 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 2 onions, chopped well; 1 carrot, chopped well; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 6 cups cold water, for cooking; 1 bay leaf; 1 meaty ham bone, from baked ham; salt and pepper

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Submitted by Diana Adcock

"This is a comfort food, stick to your ribs, cold night dinner! Serve wwith hot buttered corn bread. Enjoy!!!"

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Ready In:: 3hrs 15mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 6-8

ingredients

1 lb dried navy beans
6 cups cold water, for soaking
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 onions, chopped well
1 carrot, chopped well
2 cloves garlic, minced
6 cups cold water, for cooking
1 bay leaf
1 meaty ham bone, from baked ham
salt and pepper

directions

Wash and pick over the beans.
Place in a large stockpot and cover with the soaking water.
Let stand overnight.
(you can speed this up by using your crock pot on high and watch the water. It takes around 3 hours) Drain the beans, rinse and drain again.
Heat the oil in the pot over medium high.
Add the onions, carrot and garlic.
Cook, stirring often until the onions are tender, around 3 or 4 minutes.
Add the beans, cooking water and the bay leaf.
Slowly bring to a full boil.
Reduce the heat to a simer, cover and cook for 1 hour.
Add the ham bone to the pot.
Re-cover and simmer 2 hours longer-watch the water level.
Remove the bay leaf and discard.
Remove the ham bone and cut away the meat.
Chop into bite sized pieces and return to the pot.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve with corn bread.

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Reviews

I used black eyed peas and ham hocks. Came out very good. Corn bread is a nice touch!

Sam42133
At Di's suggestion, I tried this recipe to use a hambone that I found in my freezer. It was really delicious. The kids really enjoyed this and loved the addition of cornbread. The hambone was seasoned enough, so I didn't need to add additional salt or pepper. I rinsed the beans several times and picked through the soaked beans to get rid of as many of the membranes as possible. I also had a small amount of minced ham that I added in to heat through. Thank you for posting this, it will be a favorite for us!

Akikobay
Very yummy! Easy to make. I used black-eyed beans, chicken stock instead of water and a pound of baked ham diced small instead of the ham bone.

Chefiebig
My husband said this was definitely a five star recipe...even though he kept complaining while I was making it..."don't put a carrot in it" (I did anyway), "are beans supposed to have garlic in them?","that smells pretty strong". He wound up eating three plates full, as did my 2 1/2 year old granddaughter (different size plates!) They both loved it...great recipe! Thanks, Di!

mainecooncat
Excellent! My husband said it's the best he's ever had. Super easy with just a slight bit of planning ahead and perfect for a cold winter night. I used the ham bone & leftover meat from Awesome Baked Ham #46922. I'd saved some of the cooking liquid/stock from that dinner as well and added it in on the last step and warmed through; the brown sugar sweetness added an extra depth of flavor to the beans. Thanks so much for posting!

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Tweaks

Reminded me of mom's which I could never replicate till now, thanks!! I used 2 ham hocks simmered for 3 hours ahead of time instead of the ham bone and then used the water I cooked them in as the base instead of cold water. Also this freezes very well and tasted better the second time. YUM!!

Love to Eat
This was a very Easy recipe, and Great Flavor! I used 6 cups of Chicken broth instead of the water... and about 2-3 cups of left over baked ham. Best recipe ever!!!

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