Ham Bean Soup (Pressure Cooker)

Submitted by dividend

"This is a quicker version of my Recipe #145910. The only real difference between this and the long simmering version is that you don't have to remember to soak the beans overnight, and the beans retain more texture. My dad loves the original recipe, and he declared this to be just as good."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 35mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 453.59 g bag 15 bean soup mix, seasoning packet discarded
• 14.79 ml dried onion flakes
• 4.92 ml garlic powder
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 medium ham bone
• 425.24 g can diced tomatoes
• 473.18 ml cooked ham, cubed

directions

1. Put the ham bone in the bottom of the pressure cooker (I normally have to break mine into pieces so it will fit).
2. Pour the dried beans on top of the bone, and cover with cold water (don't fill your cooker more than 2/3 full). Sprinkle on the dried onion, garlic powder, and pepper.
3. Lock on the lid, bring to pressure, then reduce the heat and cook for 25 minutes.
4. Remove from the heat, and let sit for 15 minutes, before carefully removing any remaining pressure.
5. Remove the lid, pour in the can of tomatoes including their juice, and the ham pieces. Simmer for 20 minutes.

Reviews

[KateL]

Mild and mellow, and a put together in a flash. So when you find yourself with a meaty ham bone (or a ham hock or two, smoked or unsmoked), but don't want to fuss, this hits the spot.

 

[phyll2241]

I chose to use Great northern Beans in this Recipe but we gave it 5 Stars. I served it with our favorite corn bread and it made a great winter meal while we were snowed in on our 45th wedding anniversary.

 

[tveye1952]

Misleading and maybe even useless recipe. First of all breaking up a ham bone requires a bone saw, so good luck if you bone is bigger than the pot. Next, broth needs to be cooked separately, so that you can strain it of bits after you cook the bone. Then you'll want to cool it to skim the fat off the top.

 

[Phil L.]

Using this recipe as a guide I prepared a rich and delicious lima bean soup. I used 1-3/4 cups of dried lima beans, 1-1/2 cups of water plus one 14-oz can of chicken broth and two cloves of garlic. In addition to the ham bone,onion, salt and pepper called for in the original recipe I added two cloves of garlic and followed the recipe directions. When I opened the pressure cooker after 25 minutes the result was a thick, rich and delicious bean dish. I served it over rice and even my picky kids loved it.

 

[Serendipity Foodie]

The texture is wonderful. Made this soup according to recipe. It wasn't as flavorful as I would have liked. A little tweaking with Liquid Smoke, Penzey's Northwoods Seasoning, or perhaps Broth instead of Water? Love the 78 calories per cup.