Great Northern Bean Ham And Vegetable Chowder Recipes

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight in water to cover by 2 inches.
• Drain beans.
• Add water to cover beans by 1 inch.
• Cook beans with ham hocks (I use a ham bone with some meat) for at least 2 hours on low heat. Remove ham bone from beans and let cool.
• Add all other ingredients.
• Remove ham from the bone and return ham to the bean mixture. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Freezes well.
• Note: I submitted this to a family cookbook and it is the recipe that "everyone" loves.

Steps:

• Rinse beans in a large pot; discard shriveled beans and any small stones. Add 8 cups of cold water. Let stand overnight or at least 8 hours. Drain and rinse beans.
• Return beans to pot and add ham, onion, brown sugar, salt, pepper, cayenne and parsley and water to cover. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until beans are tender. Add more water if necessary during cooking time.

Steps:

• Cut ham off bone in bite-size pieces, reserving bone. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat and fry ham pieces in hot butter until lightly browned, about 4 minutes.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large saucepan; cook and stir onion, carrots, and garlic in the hot butter until softened and onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour undrained beans into vegetables, add ham and reserved ham bone, and pour in water to make soup your desired thickness. Stir bay leaves into soup and season with salt and black pepper.
• Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 25 minutes. Remove ham bone and bay leaves before serving.

Steps:

• Mash one can of beans; set aside. In a large saucepan, saute the carrots and onion in butter. Stir in the water, ham, seasonings and whole and mashed beans; cook over medium heat until heated through. Discard bay leaf.

Steps:

• Place beans in a Dutch oven or soup kettle; add water to cover by 2-in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour. , Drain beans and discard liquid. In the same kettle, saute onion, celery and garlic in butter until tender. Add beans, ham bone, water, broth, tomatoes, bay leaves, cloves and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours. , Remove ham bone, bay leaves and cloves. When cool enough to handle, remove ham from bone; cut into small pieces and return to soup. Chill for 8 hours or overnight. , Skim fat from soup. Stir in milk; cool on low until heated through. Just before serving, stir in cheese.

Steps:

• Place beans in a Dutch oven or soup kettle.
• Add water to cover by 2 inches.
• Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour.
• Drain beans and discard liquid.
• In same kettle, saute onion, celery, and garlic in butter until tender.
• Add beans, ham bone, water, broth, tomatoes, bay leaves, cloves, and pepper; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours.
• Remove ham bone; bay leaves, and cloves.
• When cool enough to handle, remove ham from bone; cut into small pieces and return to soup.
• Chill for 8 hours, or overnight.
• Skim fat from soup.
• Stir in milk; cook on low until heated through.
• Just before serving, stir in cheese.
• ENJOY!