Old Fashioned Bean Soup
- Ready In:
- 4hrs
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 lb great dry northern white beans
- 2 smoked ham hocks (2 1/4 lb)
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cup mashed potatoes (leftover or instant)
- 1 cup sliced celery
- 1 cup thinly sliced carrot
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
directions
- Wash beans, discarding imperfect ones. Cover beans with 2 1/2 quarts water; refrigerate, covered, overnight.
- Next day, turn beans and water (there should be 6 cups) into 6-quart kettle.
- Add ham hocks, onion, garlic and bay leaf. Bring to boiling; reduce heat, and simmer, covered tightly, about 2 hours, or until the beans are almost tender.
- Add mashed potato, celery, carrot, salt and pepper. Return to boiling; simmer, covered, about 1 hour longer, or until beans are tender.
- Remove ham hocks; cut off meat. Dice meat, and return to kettle. Just before serving, sprinkle with chopped parsley.
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