Ham-and-Bean Soup

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Sothern Living magazine- April 2017

Serves 8 people

Categories: Soup- Stew- Chowder- Chili

Ingredients

  • 6 cups unsalted chicken stock
  • 1 lb. dried Great Northern beans, sorted of debris and rinsed
  • 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh thyme
  • 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp. black pepper
  • 3 garlic cloves, chopped (about 1 Tbsp.)
  • 3 celery stalks, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 1 cup)
  • 1 large meaty ham bone (about 4 lb.)

Directions

  1. Stir together chicken stock, beans, thyme, salt, pepper, garlic, celery, carrots and onion in a 5 to 6-quart slow cooker. Place ham bone in the center of mixture; cover and cook on High until bean are tender, about 6 hours. Remove ham bone; let stand until cool enough to handle. Remove meat from bone; discard fat, gristle, and bone. Shred meat, and stir into soup.

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