Recipe Old Fashioned Ham And Bean Soup
Then remove and discard the bone.
Recipe old fashioned ham and bean soup. Add the soaked beans and one ham hock to a 5 quart dutch oven and cover them with water. Remove from heat cover and let stand for 1 hour. Dice the onion peel and slice the carrots slice the celery and mince the garlic.
During the same time the ham is cooling fat will form on the top of the bean broth mixture. How to make ham and bean soup. Start by placing the ham bone in a large pot along with the 8 cups of water.
Dice the ham into bite sized chunks. Add back to soup. Pull meat off bone break into bite size pieces.
Pour enough water into the kettle to cover the mixture by about 2 inches. Put rinsed beans in pan and cover up to 2 inches past beans in large pot let sit overnight. Bring to boiling and reduce heat.
As it hardens skim it off. They can be pretty pricey but they literally last forever. Add 8 cups of water.
Remove ham shanks with tongs. Simmer for at least 3 hours or until beans are soft. Bring the water to a boil over medium high heat.