Simple Pinto Bean and Ham Soup
Created by Shadows1 on October 16, 2013
- Servings: 24
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 20h
- Recipe #10738
Ingredients
- 1 ham bone (leftover from 13 lb country ham)
- 12 quarts water
- 5 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon celery seed
- 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
- 2 tablespoons red pepper flakes
- 1 onion, rough chopped
- 2 cups dry pinto beans (washed and picked over)
- Water, to cover beans
How to Make
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Step 1: Place ham bone in a 12 quart soup pot.
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Step 2: Add the water, bay leaves, celery seed, mustard seed, and chopped onion.
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Step 3: Bring to a boil.
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Step 4: Boil for about an hour, lower heat to a simmer.
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Step 5: Add red pepper flakes.
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Step 6: Cover and continue to simmer for an addition 17 hours.
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Step 7: Skim any skum from top as simmering progresses.
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Step 8: Meanwhile place pinto beans in a large pan and cover with water .
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Step 9: Soak beans over night or at least 8 hours.
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Step 10: Remove lid from ham broth.
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Step 11: Add beans and enough water to bring back up to starting volume of liquid.
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Step 12: Bring back to a boil.
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Step 13: Simmer uncovered for 2 hours.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (35.6 g)
- Calories 19.6
- Total Fat - 0.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.2 g
- Cholesterol - 3.1 mg
- Sodium - 89.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 1.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.5 g
- Sugars - 0.6 g
- Protein - 1.4 g
- Calcium - 9.3 mg
- Iron - 0.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg