Recipe

Ham And Bean Soup Recipe

	Peetabear / All my dishes 1 year, 11 months ago this is a soup that I made up.. I usually make a hugh pot so I will give no measurements.. and don't say yewwwww to the lima beans.. even my husband who hates lima beans loves this soup.. Prep:60m Cook:240m Servings:4	Peetabear
	cheap easy ham beans

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Ingredients

1 meaty ham bone..( a smoked picnic ham works wonderful too)

water to cover

garlic

pepper

celery leaves

dried baby limas (they taste the best)

onions chopped

celery chopped leaves included

carrots

Directions

cover ham bone with water in a large pot.

bring to a boil and then simmer until the meat falls off the bone

cool and place in the refrigerator over night

next day:

the fat will be solid at the top of the pan. remove and discard

sort the dried baby lima beans. (you want more than you think .)

place in another pot of cold water.****

bring to a boil and boil for 2 mins.. turn off the heat and cover

let sit for 1 hour..this takes the place of soaking over night

( some people like to drain this water off and replace with fresh water) before they start cooking again

over medium heat cook beans until done

while the beans are soaking and cooking, remove the meat from the ham pot.. discard the bone and the fat from the meat and return meat to the pot

place the stock and the meat back on the stove over high heat unti it boils. then turn down so it's just below the boiling point

chop the onions, I like alot, add to stock pot

chop celery , add to the pot

chop carrots, add to the pot

I add a lot of pepper

add a nice amount of garlic- finely minced, pressed, or powder

cook until the veggies are done

when the lima bean are cooked, drain and add to the ham pot

I let the whole thing cook for awhile to blend the flavors

this soup gets thicker each time you reheat it

it freezes beautifully

*****if you have very hard water you may want to use bottled water or water that has been filtered so the beans come out soft.

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Comments

jenniferbyrdez 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Oh yeah. Love lima beans. This looks yummy.

henrie 1 year, 11 months ago said:
I do it the same way, this is really good. Glad to meet someone else that uses Celery leaves in their soup also. It gives it lots of flavor, great post Peetabear.

zena824 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Oh Peet... I love a good bean soup....this sounds wonderful to me.... lima beans and all......Great post!!!!

nlo209 1 year, 11 months ago said:
I like your "looks good throw it in" kinda cookin'. Thanks for your recipes.

linebb956 1 year, 11 months ago said:
I love lima beans... so this is a must .... I have never used dried... first time for everything! Wonderful post!