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navy bean soup

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Dennis Purcell
@mrpie
Ann Arbor, MI

This makes a wonderful bean soup, one of the best I have ever tasted. It is a little simpler than many other recipes because I use packaged diced ham instead of starting out with a ham hock or ham bone picking off the meat, grissel, and fat. The brown sugar and tomato sauce make a little bbq flavor.

(1 rating)
yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 2 Hr 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For navy bean soup

  • 2 c
    dried navy beans
  • 2 c
    chicken broth, unsalted
  • 2 c
    water
  • 1 stalk
    celery with leaves thinly sliced
  • 1
    carrot thinly sliced
  • 1 md
    onion thinly chopped
  • 4 oz
    tomato sauce
  • 4 oz
    diced ham
  • 2
    dried bay leaves
  • 1/4 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed

How To Make navy bean soup

  • 1
    cover beans with water and a table spoon of baking soda.Make sure there is plenty of water for the beans to soak up. Let sit over night or even 24 hours.
  • 2
    drain and rinse beans, put back in pot with 2 cups water and 2 cups chicken broth, add 2 whole dried bay leaves. Simmer at low heat until the beans are just tender, about an hour. Keep adding water as necessary so the beans don't burn.
  • 3
    remove and discard the bay leaves, add the carrots, onion, celery, tomato sauce, brown sugar, and ham, continue to simmer until all is tender. Continue to add water as necessary without getting to watered down.
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