Best Old Fashioned Bean Soup Recipes

OLD FASHIONED BEAN AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Put rinsed beans in pan and cover up to 2 inches past beans in large pot -- let sit overnight.
• Drain, put beans back in pot, add water and the rest of ingredients.
• Bring to boil, turn to simmer and cover.
• Simmer for at least 3 hours or until beans are soft.
• Take out bones and dice up any meat on bones and put back into pot -- You can add more ham if you want.
• Discard fat and bones.
• Season to taste with pepper and salt and parsley.

OLD FASHIONED BEAN AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Sort and rinse the beans and place in a 4 1/2 quart (or larger) dutch oven.
• Add 8 cups of water. Bring to boiling and reduce heat.
• Simmer, uncovered, 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and let stand for 1 hour.
• Alternatively, place beans in dutch oven and cover with 8 cups of water. Cover and let soak overnight. (Do not do this step if you do steps #1-3.).
• Drain and rinse beans.
• Put the beans back in the dutch oven and add 4 cups of water and remaining ingredients (except red onion).
• Bring to a boil and reduce heat.
• Simmer, covered, for 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 hours or until the beans are tender and beginning to split.
• Check beans occasionally during cooking. Add water if necessary, or you can remove the lid the last 10 minutes of cooking if the beans are too runny.
• Remove from heat.
• Remove pork hock and cool slightly. Trim off meat and chop, return meat to the beans. Heat through.
• Add salt to taste if your pork isn't very salty.
• Top with red onion, if desired.
• To serve, place a piece of cornbread in a bowl and spoon the soup over the cornbread.

OLD-FASHIONED BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place meat, bacon and broth in a pot and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• Heat oil in pan and saute onion, celery and carrot for 10 minutes. Add vegetables to the meat and simmer for 20 minutes. Add salt and pepper and serve.

OLD FASHIONED BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Wash beans, discarding imperfect ones. Cover beans with 2 1/2 quarts water; refrigerate, covered, overnight.
• Next day, turn beans and water (there should be 6 cups) into 6-quart kettle.
• Add ham hocks, onion, garlic and bay leaf. Bring to boiling; reduce heat, and simmer, covered tightly, about 2 hours, or until the beans are almost tender.
• Add mashed potato, celery, carrot, salt and pepper. Return to boiling; simmer, covered, about 1 hour longer, or until beans are tender.
• Remove ham hocks; cut off meat. Dice meat, and return to kettle. Just before serving, sprinkle with chopped parsley.

BONNIE'S OLD-FASHIONED THICK WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Cook the beans with water, covered, in a large soup pot until tender. Use any method you wish. I just rinse the beans, place them in a large heavy pot with the ham bone, bring to a boil and simmer on the lowest setting until tender. (Low heat keeps the beans from falling apart) It takes about 4 hours. Do not add any salt until the beans are tender. Salt can make the beans tough.
• 2. About two hours before the soup is ready, saute the vegetables in the olive oil until tender, adding the garlic the last two minutes. Add the tomatoes, and the sauteed vegetables to the soup. Add the thyme, black pepper, and chicken granules and the chopped ham.
• 3. Peel the 2 large russet potatoes, diced small, and place in a small sauce pan. Ladle enough liquid from the beans to just cover the potatoes. Bring to a boil and simmer on low until they are done enough to mash. Mash the potatoes by hand until almost smooth, and then dump the mixture in the soup to thicken it. Stir, continue to simmer the soup, covered on very low heat. Adjust seasoning to your taste and serve. Enjoy!

OLD-FASHIONED BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the drained beans, ham bone or hock, and broth in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on High until boiling, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onions, garlic, and celery and cook, stirring a few times, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add to the cooker along with the marjoram and bay leaf. Cover, turn the cooker to Low, and cook the soup for 7 to 8 hours.
• Stir in the salt, pepper, and sherry, cover, and continue to cook on Low 15 minutes longer.
• Discard the bay leaf and ham bone, returning any bits of meat left on the bone to the soup. Puree in batches in a food processor or in the cooker with a handheld immersion blender. Taste to adjust the seasonings. Add some boiling water to thin, if desired. Ladle into soup bowls and serve hot.

OLD-FASHIONED BEAN SOUP WITH A MODERN TWIST

Steps:

• 1. In the bottom of a soup pot, saute ham, onions, and celery in the fat/grease of your choice.
• 2. When the ham is heated through and the onions and celery are translucent, add in bacon, and carrot, sauteing until the vegetables are heated through.
• 3. Next, pour in undrained beans and stock. Flavor with seasonings, to your liking.
• 4. Cook over medium heat until soup comes to a slow boil. Reduce heat to low and allow to simmer 15-20 minutes.

OLD-FASHIONED LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Cover chicken with water in a large stockpot gently boil for one hour. Lower heat add beans, carrots, celery and onion. Simmer until beans are tender, about 2 hours. Remove chicken bone and chop. Return chicken to stockpot heat through. From "5 Ingredients or Less!" Copyright Gooseberry Patch. Used with permission of the publisher, Gooseberry Patch. All Rights Reserved.

OLD FASHIONED HAM AN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• 1. first clean by rinsing your beans. place the beans in a lrg pot ,add your ham and diced onion. cover with water 2 times its amount in the pot. bring it to a boil on low heat then let simmer 30 min add your seasoning and let simmer another 30 to 45 minutes. serve with cornbread ummmmmm

OLD-FASHIONED BEAN SOUP FOR CROCKETTE

Steps:

• Put all ingredients in Crockette.
• Cover and cook 10-12 hours.

OLD FASHIONED BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Put all ingredients in Crock-Pot. Cover and cook on low for 10-12 hours or on high for 5-6 hours.

OLD FASHIONED BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in crock pot. Cover and cook on LOW 8 to 10 hours, HIGH 4 to 5 hours.