White Bean & Ham Hock Soup
Easy · 6 ingredients — shared from Reciquest
4 servings · Easy
Ingredients
- A medium package of dried Northern beans, I use the 16-ounces size.
- 3 to 4 Meaty-ham hock shank.
- 1 small diced white Onion.
- Enough water to cover the beans.
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- 1/3 cup Light brown sugar.
Instructions
- The first step I started with, was to sort the beans for pebbles, and then I cleaned them under cold water.
- In the crockpot, I combined the rinsed beans, with the onion, sea salt, and pepper, as well as the ham shanks hocks or ham, that I've chopped into large chunks before.
- After that, I added enough water to cover the beans by around 2 inches. This could yield approximately 6 to 8 cups.
- Once completed, I covered and cooked over low high heat for approximately 120 minutes, then I reduced to low and continue cooking for an additional 4 to 5 hours, or until beans were tender.
- Following that, I removed the ham shanks or hocks, and strip the meat from the bone.
- Following that, I returned the meat to the crockpot and added the brown sugar at this stage.
- I found it extremely beneficial to drain around 1 cup of the juice before applying the brown sugar, depending on the thickness or thinness of the beans, and I mixed everything gently to combine.
- And to conclude, I preferred to pour some into individual bowls for serving!
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