Dad's Ham & Bean Soup
Elizabeth Nelson
Everyone loves dad’s soups. This one is Cassie’s favorite.
ingredients
- leftover ham bone (shank or butt)
- extra ham if required
- bag of 15 bean soup (beans)
- Whole peeled tomatoes
- onions
- lemon juice
- chili powder
- garlic powder
- celery salt
- celery seed
- sea salt
- black pepper
- white pepper
directions
Prepare Beans:
Clean beans from bag in cold water. Put beans in a container cover with water (and then some) and let beans sit overnight. Clean again.
Prepare Soup:
- 1
Cook ham bone in water. Let cool and remove ham. Pull meat off the bone and add to soup brine. Add additional ham if required.
- 2
Add beans, onions, chili powder, lemon juice, garlic powder. Squeeze whole, peeled tomatoes in your hand and add juice from can.
- 3
Add ham pack (from bean mix), Sea salt, white pepper, black pepper, celery salt. Crush the celery seed with a mortar and pestle and add.
- 4
Bring to a boil and reduce heat and let simmer. Stir regularly.
notes
Don't add beans until the end otherwise the beans will get mushy and the soup won't look as nice-- tastes good but won't look as nice.
Source: Mike Nelson, Sr
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