Ham Bone Bean Soup

by Mindy on February 3, 2009

This is such a simple, yummy bean soup recipe. The picture definitely doesn’t do it justice. All the beans are great for you, and it tastes so good. It hit the spot on one of our recent snowy days. A tip: make sure you use a ham bone. Brittany tried it using pieces of ham without the bone, and she didn’t think it was nearly as good.

Ham Bone Bean Soup
Submitted by Mindy ~ The Sisters Cafe

20 ounces mixed dry beans
1 lb ham (I just use a ham bone with lots of ham left on it)
1 cup onion, chopped (I used 1 large onion)
1 15 oz can stewed or diced tomatoes
1 tsp chili powder
Juice of 1 lemon
1-2 cloves of garlic, minced

Place rinsed beans in a pot with 3 quarts of water. Bring to rapid boil. Reduce heat, cover and continue boiling 60-70 minutes. After 60 minutes, add remaining ingredients. Simmer for 30-45 min. Remove ham bone, and remove any meat that hasn’t fallen off with simmering and add to soup! Salt and pepper to taste.

Alternate method:
Place beans in a large pot, cover with 2 quarts of water. Allow beans to soak overnight, or at least 8 hours. After soaking, drain water, add 2 quarts of water and meat. Bring beans to boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 2.5 hrs. After simmering, add onion, tomatoes, chili powder, lemon and garlic. Simmer for another 30 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste.

{ 13 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Robyn February 3, 2009 at 2:14 pm: Yhis look wonderful and will give it a try.

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2 Bunny February 3, 2009 at 2:45 pm: I love this soup!!! It looks great!

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3 Melanie Anne February 3, 2009 at 4:57 pm: mmm-I love this soup! I am definetly putting it on our menu this week! Thanks Mindy!

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4 Colleen February 3, 2009 at 6:32 pm: Ooh this DOES sound perfect for a snowy day! Looks delicious!

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5 Brittany February 6, 2009 at 12:09 am: I LOVE this soup! YUMMY!!!

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6 Megan February 10, 2009 at 3:15 am: I made this tonight and for the first time in a long time both my little boys loved their dinners and cleaned out an entire bowl each. Not to mention that my husband and I loved it too. So easy, so delicious! Thanks!

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7 amy March 28, 2009 at 7:37 pm: I love your site! I made this for a dinner group and all 4 families were raving and asking for the recipe.

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8 Robyn April 15, 2009 at 11:00 pm: So…a snowy day, a leftover Easter hambone and a need for soup! While I usually gravitate to the vegetable soups, then hambone was crying out to be used. And it’s delicious! I will definitely be making this one again. Add some fresh hot rolls and my youngest declares that “it’s a feast!”

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10 Elizabeth April 1, 2012 at 10:35 am: Have made this more than once and others have asked for the recipe – it is GREAT!

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