Bean Soup

[Driftless]

Navy Beans

Chopped spinach

large yellow onion

2 teaspoons chopped garlic

1/2 pound spiral cut ham

1/2 pound bacon ends

pepper

in crock pot for 9 hours

salt to taste.

[LindellProStaf]

Great idea. I am in the mood for ham and bean soup

[pegleg]

Boy does that look good and sound easy to make... Might have to do that this weekend. Make it in the morning, go ice fishing, come back at night to eat it.

[delcecchi]

You don't brown the bacon?

[eyeguy 54]

mmmmm!

[jentz]

On another site I saw a trapper with a beaver tail cut off>>Man that tail makes some great bevertail bean soup.Scald it skin and take that fatty tissue.Then make bean soup.Aint had none since 1987 and I miss it!!

[Driftless]

You don't brown the bacon?

yes brown it

[Driftless]

also soak beans over night in water

[RebelSS]

Another one....

Reb’s Bean with ham soup

1 16 oz bag of Navy or Great Northern beans

3 smoked ham hocks plus 2 thin-cut smoked ham steaks, cubed

1 tsp salt

½ tsp Basil

¼ tsp Rosemary

6-8 peppercorns

2 Qts (8 cups) water

1 large onion, chopped coarse

2-3 ribs if celery, diced

1-2 chopped carrots, (or baby carrots), about 1 full cup

8-10 drops of liquid smoke

Veggies should equal about 2 full cups PLUS ½ onion.

Soak beans overnight in 2 qts. of water, then drain. Combine first 7 items, except the cubed ham steak, and bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer covered for 2 hrs, stirring occasionally. Take out hocks; remove and return to soup any meat from bones. Stir in onion, celery, carrots , cubed ham, liquid smoke, and continue simmering, covered, for 45 mns - 1 hr. or until beans and veggies are tender. Remove cover and let soup thicken as desired.

Enjoy!