Grandmother's Bean Soup Recipe
Ingredients
| 4 oz. dried navy or pea beans | ||
| Water | ||
| 1 lb. smoked ham hocks, cut in 2 inch pieces | ||
| Onion | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| Celery | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| Worcestershire sauce | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Parsley | 1 Tablespoon, chopped | |
Directions
1. Rinse and drain beans. In a deep 3-quart casserole with lid, combine beans and 2 cups or more water. Cover and let stand overnight. Drain and rinse beans. Return to casserole.
2. Add ham hocks, onion, celery, 3 cups water and Worcestershire sauce. Cover and microwave at 100% (high)12 minutes or until boiling; stir well. Cover and micro wave at 30% ( medium low ) 1-1/2 hours or until beans are tender; turn hocks over in liquid and stir every 30 minutes.
3. Remove hocks from soup. Cut meat from bone; return meat to soup. Discard bone. Skim off excess fat. Stir in parsley. Cover and microwave at 100% (high)5 minutes or until ham is heated through.
2. Add ham hocks, onion, celery, 3 cups water and Worcestershire sauce. Cover and microwave at 100% (high)12 minutes or until boiling; stir well. Cover and micro wave at 30% ( medium low ) 1-1/2 hours or until beans are tender; turn hocks over in liquid and stir every 30 minutes.
3. Remove hocks from soup. Cut meat from bone; return meat to soup. Discard bone. Skim off excess fat. Stir in parsley. Cover and microwave at 100% (high)5 minutes or until ham is heated through.
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