White Bean Ham Bone Soup Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 pound dried navy beans

  * see notes
• 1 ham bone
• 2 cups leftover ham

  chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion

  chopped
• 3 stalks celery

  chopped
• 4 cloves garlic

  minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 9 cups water

Instructions

• 1 Add dried beans to a large bowl and cover with water to 3 inches above the
  beans. Cover the beans and soak them overnight in the refrigerator. Drain, rinse
  when ready to use, and set aside.
• 2 Add 1 tablespoon of oil to a large soup pot or Dutch oven. Saute the onions and
  celery for a couple of minutes, or until they begin to soften. Add the ham bone,
  leftover chopped ham, garlic, drained beans, thyme, cumin, oregano, and red
  pepper flakes. Cover with 9 to 10 cups of water and bring to a boil.
• 3 Once the soup comes to a boil; reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 60 to 90
  minutes, or until the beans are soft. Stir occasionally but keep the soup
  covered.
• 4 Remove the ham bone and discard, pulling any remaining ham from it and stirring
  it into the soup. Add water as necessary to thin the soup. Season to taste with
  salt and pepper.

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