navy bean soup with smoked ham shank

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  • Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
Olive Oil, 2 tbspCarrots, raw, 2 small (5-1/2" long)Onions, raw, 1.5 cup, choppedCelery, raw, .5 cup, diced12 cups waternavy beans, Giant Eagle, 454 gram(s)smoked ham shank, 12 oz(about 1.5 lbs with bones)*Grey Poupon Dijon Mustard, 6 tspSalt, 2 tspPepper, black, 2 tspButter, unsalted, 4 tbsp*Flour, white, .25 cup
Directions
Quick soak beans according to package.

Heat olive oil. Add carrot, onion, celery, salt and pepper and saute until lightly browned. Add water ham shank, beans and mustard. Stir.

Partially cover and cook for 45 minutes on medium heat.

Remove ham shank. Trim skin and separate meat from bone. Add half meat to food processor with half of the beans from the soup. Process until smooth. Add back to soup with the other half of meat, broken into small pieces. Continue to cook on medium low heat for 45 minutes.

In a separate small pan, cook, constantly sitrring with whisk, butter and flour together until lightly browned. Carefully whisk into soup.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GMLIBERI.

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 349.5
  • Total Fat: 21.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 48.2 mg
  • Sodium: 1,519.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 28.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.1 g
  • Protein: 12.4 g

Member Reviews
  • BESTACT
    I added a can of crushed tomatoes. Very tasty. - 12/7/08

    Reply from GMLIBERI (12/7/08)
    Hello BESTACT,

    You may have rated the wrong recipe. I just posted this within the last hour. I haven't even tried it yet!