The Forked SpoonHam and Bean Soup Recipe (Crock Pot)
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Ingredients
Serves 8- 1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 large yellow onion (diced)
- 4 ribs celery (chopped)
- 6 cloves garlic (minced)
- 6 large carrots (chopped)
- Fresh thyme and rosemary (to garnish)
- 1 leftover ham bone with meat ((or ham hocks, diced ham, ground pork, or pork sausage))
- 1 (1 pound) package 15 bean soup mix (seasoning packet discarded (see notes))
- 10 cups water or low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)
- 1 teaspoon fresh black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
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Steps
- Step 1
Thoroughly rinse the dry beans in clean, cold water.
- Step 2
Transfer the beans, ham bone, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, salt, black pepper, dried Italian seasoning, cumin, crushed red pepper, and canned tomatoes to a large slow cooker.
- Step 3
Stir in the chicken broth and bay leaves, mixing well to combine.
- Step 4
Cover and cook on high for 6 hours or low for 7-8 hours.
- Step 5
Once the beans are tender, remove the ham bone from the pot and allow it to cool for 5-10 minutes before carefully removing any meat from the bone. Add the meat back to the soup and discard the ham bone.
- Step 6
Cook for an additional 30 minutes before serving.
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Thoroughly rinse the dry beans in clean, cold water.
Source: The Forked Spoon
