Easy Recipe: Perfect Best White Bean And Ham Soup
Best White Bean And Ham Soup. In a large soup pot, melt the butter. The book is intended for kitchen novices — Acheson wrote it with his teenage daughters, Beatrice and Clementine, in mind — but I think it's a wonderful resource for seasoned cooks, too.
My recipe for Southern-Style White Beans and Ham has layers and layers of delicate flavors starting with cooking the dried white Northern beans in luxurious vegetable stock or chicken stock, adding diced ham, sliced celery, chopped yellow onions, diced jalapeño, fresh herbs, and Cajun seasonings to add a great slightly spicy layer of flavor to. This recipe is an easy and satisfying way to transform leftover ham and a ham bone into a hearty meal. Start this classic soup by simmering a ham bone or ham hocks with water to create a savory broth.
It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Winter.
Add ham, celery, carrots, onion, and garlic.
Add carrots, celery, onion, and white beans and cook until softened. I was skeptical about the amount of meat I got off the ham hocks - it seemed like so little - but it ended up to be perfect. Stir in chicken broth, beans, thyme, ham hock, and bay leaf.