BK's Ham & 5 Bean Soup

Name: BK's Ham & 5 Bean Soup
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 medium onion - chopped; 3 stalks celery - chopped; 2 carrots - chopped; 2 cloves garlic - minced; 3 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp flour; 3-5 cups cooked ham - chopped; 2 boxes chicken broth (32 oz each); 1 can light red kidney beans - rinsed; 1 can great northern beans - rinsed; 1 can navy beans - rinsed; 1 can pinto beans - rinsed; 2 cans cannellini beans - rinsed; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp white pepper; 1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves; 1/4 tsp dried tarragon leaves; 1 tsp dried parsley

bkawa73 @BKawa

Hartsville, South Carolina

A hsm and bean soup recipe I threw together to use leftover ham from Christmas or Easter that I had smoked.

bkawa73 @BKawa

Hartsville, South Carolina

A hsm and bean soup recipe I threw together to use leftover ham from Christmas or Easter that I had smoked.

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Ingredients

45 min

10 servings

1medium onion - chopped
3 stalkscelery - chopped
2carrots - chopped
2 clovesgarlic - minced
3 tbspbutter
2 tbspflour
3-5 cupscooked ham - chopped
2 boxeschicken broth (32 oz each)
1 canlight red kidney beans - rinsed
1 cangreat northern beans - rinsed
1 cannavy beans - rinsed
1 canpinto beans - rinsed
2 canscannellini beans - rinsed
1/2 tspblack pepper
1 tspsalt
1/4 tspwhite pepper
1/2 tspdried thyme leaves
1/4 tspdried tarragon leaves
1 tspdried parsley

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Steps

45 min

1

Rinse all beans in a strainer unril the can liquid no longer foams. Set aside one can of cannellini beans in separate bowl.
2

In large stock pot, add butter, onions, celery, carrot, and garlic. Saute about 5 minutes over medium heat.
3

Stir in flour. Cook another 5 minutes stirring frequently.
4

Add ham and continue cooking about 3 to 4 minutes.
5

Add about 1 cup of broth. Scrape pan to deglaze and incorporate the roux. Add remaining broth.
6

Stir in all dry seasonings and heat to low boil.
7

Mash reserved can of cannellini beans with a fork. This will further help thicken the broth.
8

Add mashed beans and all whole beans to pot. Simmer about 20-25 minutes to blend flavors.
9

Adjust seasonings to taste and serve.