Best 6 Bills Navy Bean Soup Recipes

NAVY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place the beans in a large saucepan and cover with cold water by about 2 inches. Bring to a boil and lower the heat to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes; remove from the heat, cover, and let sit for one hour. Drain and reserve. Tie the parsley, thyme, and bay leaf together with kitchen twine.
• In a large soup pot or Dutch oven combine the beans, herb bundle, hocks, carrots, onions, and garlic with 8 cups water. Bring to a boil, cover, and adjust the heat so the soup cooks at a gentle simmer. Cook until the beans and hock are completely tender, about 1-1/2 hours.
• Turn off the heat and remove the hocks. Cool slightly. Remove the meat from the hocks, discarding the bones, fat and skin. Cut the meat into small cubes. Remove the herb bundle and discard.
• Puree about 3 cups of the beans with a bit of the liquid in a blender. (For a smoother soup puree all the beans.) Stir the puree and diced meat into the soup. Heat the soup and adjust the seasoning as needed with salt and pepper. To serve divide the soup among heated bowls. Place a small pat of butter on top each soup and serve.

HEARTY NAVY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse and sort beans; soak according to package directions., Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid. Place in a Dutch oven. Add the tomatoes with juice, onion, ham hock, broth, water, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until beans are tender, about 1-1/2 hours., Add more water if necessary. Remove ham hock and let it stand until cool enough to handle. Remove meat from bone; discard bone. Cut meat into bite-sized pieces; set aside. (For a thicker soup, cool slightly, then puree beans in a food processor or blender and return to pan.) Return ham to soup and heat through. Garnish with parsley if desired.

NAVY BEAN SOUP I

Steps:

• Combine beans, water, tomatoes, onion, celery, garlic, ham, bouillon, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, garlic, and bay leaf in a stock pot; bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover, and simmer for two hours.
• Add additional water. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer for an additional two hours. Discard bay leaf.

BILL'S SUPER BOWL NAVY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Soak beans for 8 hours or overnight.
• Fill up a round dutch oven with water, leaving enough room for beans.
• Add ham hock and boil for 15 minutes uncovered.
• Add dry seasonings, cover and simmer for another 15 minutes.
• Add beans and the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil for 10 minutes. Cover and simmer for at least 4 hours.
• Every hour or so uncover and stir, I like to cook it till the beans start to break open. I hope you enjoy it.

BILL KNAPP'S MICHIGAN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Wash and sort the beans and soak overnight in cold water to cover.
• Next morning drain beans.
• Put beans, ham and garlic in stockpot, add 2 to 3 quarts water.
• Bring to a boil, cover and simmer 3 hours or until beans are tender.
• While the beans are cooking, in a separate pan boil the onion, celery and carrots in enough water to cover for 30 minutes.
• Drain and add to the beans and ham and continue cooking for 45 minutes more.
• Put soup contents in blender or food processor to slightly puree the soup(You will need to do this in batches).
• Add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
• Note: To use canned beans, allow 3 (15-ounce) cans undrained Northern beans and omit 1 quart water. Continue recipe as directed.

BILL'S NAVY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Pick over the dried beans and discard any debris.
• 2. Wash and drain and put beans in a large pot and cover with water.
• 3. Let stand 8 hours or overnight.
• 4. The next day, chop celery, carrots and onions into 1/4-inch pieces. (This is easier with a food processor).
• 5. Drain beans and add vegetables, 5 cups water, ham hocks or ham bone, and pepper to taste and add salt if you wish.
• 6. Bring to a simmer and cook over low heat for 3 hours or until beans are tender.
• 7. Remove ham hocks and set aside to cool.
• 8. Remove meat from bones and cut meat into half-inch pieces.
• 9. Put 2 cups of the soup into a blender along with the butter and flour; puree.
• 10. Pour this puree back in pan.
• 11. Puree more of the soup if you prefer a smoother texture and add the chopped ham pieces back into the soup.
• 12. Simmer for 15-20 minutes until soup is slightly thickened.
• 13. Good when sprinkled with a few drops of hot pepper sauce just before serving.