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Pink Bean and Ham Soup

March 23, 2010 by Alea Milham 2 Comments

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Pink Bean Soup Recipe using a ham bone

Pink Bean Soup is one of my favorites from my childhood. It is also quite frugal; the recipe calls for dried beans and is flavored with a leftover ham hock. If you have not used a leftover ham hock to make split pea or bean soup, you will be amazed at how much meat is actually left on the bone.

This recipe calls for soaking beans overnight, but if you are forgetful like I am, make use of this kitchen tip: Put beans in a large pot, then cover them with water. Put the pot on high heat and bring to a boil. Removed beans from heat and cover the pot with a lid. Let sit for one hour, rinse beans and proceed with the recipe.

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Pink Bean and Ham Soup

Course Soup
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 6 hours hours
Total Time 6 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
Servings 8
Author Alea

Ingredients

  • 1 pound dried pink beans though you can use your favorite bean ( .99)
  • 1 ham hock basically free as it is a leftover bone
  • 1/2 onion diced .25
  • 2 garlic cloves minced .20
  • 2 celery stocks chopped ( .20)
  • 3/4 cup carrots diced ( .50)
  • dash of pepper
  • 8 cups of water

Instructions

  • Soak Beans overnight.
  • Place all ingredients in a crock pot. Add the water. Cook on high for 6 hours.
  • Remove bone from the soup. Remove any meat that remains on the bone and add the meat back to the soup.

Notes

If you like chunky soup, you can serve it as is. I like my bean soup smooth and thick, so I use an emersion blender to blend it to a nice smooth consistency. If you like your soup a little thinner, you can add more water as you blend it.
Total cost $2.14 and it makes 8 servings!

 

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

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  1. Laura says

    March 25, 2010 at 5:24 am

    When my husband and were first married, we had very little for groceries, and smoked ham hocks were one of the few affordable items from the meat counter that we could afford. I made some tasty bean soups almost every week with those ham hocks! They do have a surprising amount of meat on them. Your recipe sounds delicious!

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  2. Shana says

    March 23, 2010 at 3:24 am

    That sounds really good. yes there is a lot of meat on a ham hock!

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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