Amish Bean Soup Recipe #358385
This is a wonderful warm soup to warm the heart in these last cold days of winter. Being in Wisconsin, warm soup is always a welcome thing. This is a very simple amish soup, so it has very simple ingredients. It's perfect for a beginner cook or someone like me who just wants something easy.
by Jess4Freedom
4 hours | 1 hour prep
SERVES 6 , 2 quarts
- 2 cups dried navy beans
- 2 1/2 quarts water
- 1 (1 1/2 lb) ham bone (thick and meaty)
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 small bay leaf
- 1 cup potato, cubed
- 1 cup celery, thinly sliced
- 1 cup onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup carrot, cubed
- salt and pepper, to taste
- Boil the beans in the water for 2 minutes before removing them from the heat to let stand for 1 hour.
- Add the ham bone, garlic and bay leaf to the beans, and cover and simmer them for 2 hours or until the ingredients are almost tender.
- Add the vegetables and salt and pepper to taste, and simmer them for 1 hour longer. Remove the ham bone, cut off the meat and dice it to add to the beans. Reheat the soup almost to boiling, then remove the bay leaf.
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