If you had a delicious Honey Baked Ham for Easter now is the time to make a
hearty and healthy Navy Bean Soup with the leftovers.
We always buy a very large ham just so we can turn the leftovers into different recipes.
The saltiness from the ham, combined with the creaminess of the beans and the
light touch of sweet carrot makes for a wonderful soup
to share with family and friends!
Since I really only serve ham once a year (even though I love ham), I make
a big batch of the soup to freeze and enjoy later!
Navy bean soup is fairly easy to make and takes a couple hours to
cook, unless you're using dried beans like me and you need to
account for time you have to soak them
I soaked 24oz of navy beans overnight to soften. For sure you
can use canned beans but fresh dried beans I
think taste best and have better texture :)
Grab you ham bone and ham slices and set them aside.
Slice up about 8 carrots into small pieces.
Dice up about 8 stalks of celery into small pieces.
Dice up one onion into small pieces.
Perfect....set the vegetables aside for a minute.
Told you I was making a big batch :)
In a large pot melt 3 tablespoons of butter and 2 cloves of minced garlic.
Tumble in all the vegetables to the pot.
Add a little salt & pepper and saute the vegetables over
medium heat for about five minutes.
Chop up the ham into all shapes and sizes.
Pour into the pot 8- 10 cups of chicken broth.
Pop the ham bone into the pot. The bone should be completely
covered in the chicken stock.
I brought my navy beans up to a boil for a few minutes so they were al dente .
Add the beans with a slotted spoon to the pot.
Pour in a cup of the bean water to the pot.
In goes the Honey Baked Ham!
2 teaspoons of dried thyme
2 teaspoons of dried rosemary
2 teaspoons of dried parsley
3 bay leaves
Add to the pot my secret ingredient....
2 tablespoon of yellow mustard because ham loves MUSTARD .
Give the pot a stir and bring to a boil.
There's the Boil.
Reduce the heat to a medium-low, cover, and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
After the simmering is done remove the bone and allow to cool enough
to handle, then cut off the meat from the bone and add to the pot.
The Navy Bean Soup Is Done And My Kitchen Smells
AMAZING!
Ladle some of the soup into a nice cast iron pot for serving :)
Yum!
Grab some bowls because it's dinner time!
I need a Spoon & Red Wine please!
Navy Bean Soup & Whitehall Pinot Noir Wine....
What Can Possibly Be Better That This Dinner?
I do hope you make this Navy Bean Soup and lots of it
because its over the top delicious and
freezes great :)
Enjoy!
P.S.
Heres a bowl for you :)
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