Amish Bean Soup

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This Amish Bean Soup is an old fashioned soup recipe that is budget friendly and great to make with leftover ham.

This recipe comes from the Cooking from Quilt Country cookbook by Marcia Adams, featuring Amish and Mennonites recipes. A dear friend shared the recipe with me and I was excited to find a used version of the cookbook available on Amazon.

I grew up with my dad making Ham and Beans and I will be honest I wasn’t the biggest fan growing up. But now that he is gone I cherish the recipes he made and the memories we made cooking together.

Amish Bean Soup

The recipe is perfect to make with leftover ham. Ham is one of those foods that everyone in our extended family loves so we make it often. You could easily make this in the slow cooker, cook on high for 2 hours and then on low for 4 hours or until beans are tender.

More Soup Recipes to Try:

Hamburger Soup 

Beef Barley Soup

Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Vegetable Beef Soup

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Taco Soup

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Amish Bean Soup

Course Main

Prep Time 2 hours

Cook Time 2 hours

Total Time 4 hours

Servings 6 -8 servings

Ingredients

• 1 pound Navy Beans
• 2 quarts water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Pinch of baking soda
• 1/2 cup shredded carrot
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2 medium onions chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 + 1/2 pound ham meat
• Ham Bone
• Leftover ham drippings
• 1 cup mashed boiled potatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme optional
• 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 chopped parsley

Instructions

• IN a large soup kettle, combine the beans, water, salt and baking soda. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat, skim off any foam, re-cover and let stand for 2 hours.
• (The beans can also be soaked overnight if you prefer)
• Add the remaining ingredients except parsley and simmer, covered for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Watch beans, for the cooking time will vary and the beans should not get mushy.
• Remove the ham bone and dice any overly large pieces of ham and return to the soup.
• Discard the bay leaves.
• Add the parsley just before serving.
• This soup freezes well too.

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