Ham 15 Bean Soup

Ham 15 Bean Soup

Just Jeremy here with a recipe I'd like to share.  This is a nostalgic piece for me, as it is one treasured from my childhood.  Growing up I called this "Ham Fart Bean Soup" (for the obvious reason).  I even remember angering the bus driver the day after with the after effects of this delicious dish while sitting in one of the front bus seats.  Anywho, back to the story.  We had ham for Christmas this year and I was like, "holy crap! We have so much ham leftover!"  So I remembered ham fart bean soup and gave mom a call.  I put my own spin on it of course with the fancy pantsness of fresh herbs and garlic.  Beware if you venture into this dish.  Take the Beano if you need to.

You will need:

-         Ham bone and 2lbs of leftover Christmas ham chopped (more if you want more).

-         2 bags of 15 bean dry mix

-         1 cup of fresh oregano finely chopped

-         1 cup of fresh basil finely chopped

-         5 fresh cloves of garlic finely chopped

-         ¼ cup of Lawry’s season salt

First you will need place the dry mix in a 6 quart stock pot with 2 quarts of water and soak the beans overnight.

The next day, rinse the beans and return them to the pot.

Add the ham bone, chopped ham, herbs, garlic, and season salt and cover the entire contents in the pot with water.

Place on the stove on low heat, covered, stirring occasionally for at least 4 hours.

Serve and enjoy.

Taste analysis:

Deeeeeeeeeeeelicious!