Craig's Recipes

Craig's Ham and Bean Soup

This is a simple recipe for a hearty Ham and Bean soup. The recipe can be easily halved for fewer servings.

Ingredients

1 lb dried Great Northern beans

1½ lbs fully cooked ham cubed

2 medium onions chopped

3 cloves garlic crushed

4 Tablespoons butter

6 cups chicken broth

2 potatoes, peeled and diced

4 carrots, diced

2 sticks celery, diced

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning

1 cup frozen peas

Salt to taste

Preparing the Dish

Sort and rinse the beans. Put into a large pot and cover with ample water. Bring to a boil for three minutes. Cover and let beans soak overnight.

If necessary add water to just cover beans then simmer for an hour.

In a separate pan, sauté ham, onion and garlic in butter until the onion is translucent.

Add the ham mixture and chicken broth to the beans and bring to a simmer.

Add the potatoes, carrots, celery, black pepper and Old Bay seasoning. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in the peas.

Serve.