12-18-16
Recipe Updated
Best Ham & Bean Soup
by Sharon Anne
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Quick Soak Beans:
1 cup small dry navy or great northern beans
3 cups water
Pressure Cooker:
3 cups fresh water
1 large meaty smoked ham bone
6 Tbsp FRESH or frozen parsley, minced (honestly, DON'T use dry!)
2 whole dry bay leaves
3 Tbsp dry onion flakes
1 Tbsp fresh minced garlic (dry is okay, but FRESH is better)
1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp paprika
Soup Ingredients:
1 cup celery, sliced (microwaved)
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 (29-oz) can tomato puree
1/2 cup ketchup
2-3 Tbsp molasses, add by taste
1 Tbsp brown sugar
5 cups additional water, or to taste
3 Tbsp Tone's Chicken Base paste, add w/ water
OR 4-5 Tbsp Better Than Bouillon Chicken Base
1/4 tsp cracked black pepper, to taste
1/2 cup small dry pasta shells, (omit for Gluten Free)
2 cups ham, picked from ham bone, reserve
Quick Soak Beans: Heat beans and water until boiling, remove from heat. Cover and soak beans for 1 hour.
Pressure Cooker: After quick soaking, drain and rinse. Add fresh water, ham bone, and seasonings. Cover and heat to 15 lbs PSI and cook pre-soaked beans for 8 minutes at sea level.
Note: This site has (Times Charts & Altitudes) to help determine how many more minutes per 1000 feet.
Reduce pressure, by removing cooker from heat, allow pressure to reduce normally before opening the lid.
Soup Ingredients: Uncover, add the remaining soup ingredients (except pasta); simmer 45 minutes. Stir in pasta and simmer 15 more minutes, or until tender. Remove the ham from the bone, add to the soup and serve.
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