Best 8 Hearty Pinto Bean And Ham Soup Recipes

SIMPLE PINTO BEAN AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Place ham bone in a 12 quart soup pan.
• Add the water, bay leaves, celery seed, mustard seed, and chopped onion.
• Bring to a boil.
• Boil for about an hour, lower heat to a simmer.
• Add red pepper flakes.
• Cover and continue to simmer for an addition 17 hours.
• Skim any skum from top as simmering progresses.
• Meanwhile place pinto beans in a large pan and cover with water .
• Soak beans over night or at least 8 hours.
• Remove lid from ham broth.
• Add beans and enough water to bring back up to starting volume of liquid.
• Bring back to a boil.
• Simmer uncovered for 2 hours.
• Serve.

PINTO BEAN/HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Wash and sort beans. Soak in cold water overnight; drain. In a large 8-qt. soup kettle, combine the beans, carrots, onions, celery, garlic, meat and paprika. Add enough water to cover ingredients by 2 in. simmer, partly covered, for 2-1/2 hours or until the beans are tender, adding more water as needed. When beans are tender; remove meat to side dish. , To make Csipetke, mix flour, salt, egg and oil into stiff dough; let rest for 30 minutes. Divide into four parts. Flatten each part and pinch off pieces about the size of a cherry pit; roll between fingers and drop into hot soup. Cook 30 minutes. Blend in sour cream if desired. Mix in parsley and vinegar; adjust seasoning. Cut reserved ham into bite-size pieces; stir into soup.

HEARTY HAM AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in a large dutch oven or stockpot over MED HIGH. Once hot, add the ham bone and brown on all sides, about 2 minutes per side. Set ham bone aside on a plate.
• Reduce heat to MED, and add carrots, celery, and onion. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring often, until softened.
• Add garlic and cook another minute.
• Add beans, diced ham, Italian seasoning, cumin, thyme, black pepper, rosemary, and red pepper flakes (if using). Pour in chicken broth, water, and add bay leaves (if using), then give everything a gentle stir.
• Return ham bone to the pot, nestling it in, along with any juices that have accumulated on the plate (those are full of flavor).
• Increase heat to MED HIGH and cover. Once soup has come to a high simmer or gentle boil, reduce heat to MED LOW and simmer for about 30 minutes. Stir occasionally, as the beans and ham can settle to the bottom and you don't want them to scorch.
• Remove ham bone and bay leaves (if used), and give the soup a taste. If needed, add a pinch of salt. Ham bones contain a lot of sodium, so I prefer to add the salt afterwards, if needed. Serve hot.

HEARTY HAM AND THREE-BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in 3- or 4-quart saucepan. Heat to boiling over medium heat.
• Cook 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender and soup is slightly thickened.

HEARTY BEAN SOUP WITH HAM

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute onion and green pepper in butter for 3 minutes. Add the garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Transfer to a Dutch oven or soup kettle. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 20 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

THE BEST BEAN AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Place the soaked beans into a large pot and fill with enough water to cover by about 1 inch. Bring to a boil, then simmer over low for 30 minutes. Drain. Add the ham bone, ham, onion, celery, carrots, tomatoes, vegetable juice, and vegetable broth. Season with Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, chili powder, bay leaves, pepper, parsley and lemon juice. Pour in enough of the chicken broth to cover the ingredients.
• Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 8 hours. Add more chicken broth as needed throughout the day. Remove the ham bone and season with salt if needed. Continue to simmer for a couple more hours. Remove bay leaves before serving.

PINTO BEAN AND HAM HOCK STEW

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight in water.
• Drain and pick out all bad beans or particles.
• Place beans in a stock pot with 4 cups of water.
• Add ham hocks and bring to a boil.
• Let beans and ham hocks boil for about 10 minutes and then turn down heat to medium.
• Add carrots, garlic, tomatoes, onion and celery.
• Cook for 4 hours on medium.
• By this time the ham hocks should be tender enough to take the meat off of the bone.
• Cut meat into little pieces the size of peas and return meat to soup.
• Discard bones.
• Add salt and pepper by measurement or to taste.
• Cook an additional 30 minutes to an hour to ensure the softness of beans.
• Enjoy!

HAM AND BEAN SOUP I

Steps:

• Boil sausage to remove excess fat, and cut into bite-size pieces.
• Skin ham hocks, and remove excess fat. In a large pot, brown sausage and ham hocks over medium heat. Drain off excess fat.
• Add potatoes, celery, parsley, beans, tomato sauce, tomatoes, salt, pepper, chili sauce, bay leaves, garlic, and Worcestershire sauce to the meat; add just enough water to cover. Bring to boil, then reduce to simmer. Cover, and continue to cook for 2-3 hours.
• Remove ham hocks and cut meat into bite-size pieces. Return meat to pot. Serve.