Ham and Beans

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Ham and beans is a delicious bowl of good old southern comfort food chock full of white beans that have been cooked in flavorful ham broth!

~ Beth

American

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Servings:

2 h 20 m

Total Time:

12

Ingredients

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– Peel the onion, cut into half, place one half into a large pot.  – Add the ham hocks into the pot and cover with water. – Place the pot over heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to simmer and allow to simmer until the ham hocks have started to separate. – Remove the bones and onion from the broth and allow to cool. – Continue simmering the remaining broth.

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– Sort and rinse the navy beans and add to the pot. – Add enough water to cover the beans.

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– Peel the carrots and finely dice. Add to the ham broth. – Finely dice the remaining onion half and add to the broth. – Bring the beans to a boil while stirring occasionally. – Once the beans come to a full boil, reduce the heat to a low simmer. – Continue simmering beans, stirring occasionally until the beans are completely cooked.

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– Add diced ham before the beans are done. – Add additional water as necessary to keep the beans just covered during cooking.

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– Serve hot with a side of buttermilk cornbread.

Enjoy!

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