Judy
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My husband, who says he hates bean soup, loved this, so that is saying something! This makes a big pot, so there is plenty to freeze and enjoy for future meals.
I soak my beans overnight, then cook in the Instant Pot. I either use them right away or freeze them in two cup portions. This reduces the time needed to cook the soup to an hour or so.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 2-3 hours
Total Time: Around 3 hours
Yield: 4 quarts
Ingredients:
- 1-2 cup dried beans (any variety or a mix)
- 6-8 cups water or ham stock
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1-2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1-3 carrots, sliced or chopped
- 2-3 stalks celery, chopped
- 1-2 cup peeled, chopped tomatoes
- Salt, pepper, bay leaf if desired
Steps:
- Soak beans overnight in water to cover. To reduce gas, discard this water and use fresh water or ham stock.
- If making ham stock, use one ham hock, 1-2 Tbsp. vinegar and water to cover. Bring to a boil, simmer 1-2 hours.
- Remove the hock, cut the meat off, and add to the soup later.
- Sauté the onion and the garlic in oil or butter until transparent.
- Combine the beans, water or stock, onions, garlic, carrots and celery in a soup pot. Simmer, covered, until the beans are tender.
- Add the tomatoes, meat and any seasonings and cook 30 minutes more.
- I like to use the immersion blender on this soup.
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Jess
Silver Post Medal for All Time! 267 Posts January 19, 20210 found this helpful
I was just looking at a recipe for Senate Bean soup, which has been served at the U.S. Congress for years.
This recipe is pretty much identical to it. Sounds delicious. Ham and bean go wonderfully together.
January 31, 20210 found this helpful
My husband uses a larger pressure cooker, though an Instant is a pressure cooker too. It is not necessary to soak the beans, there is absolutely no gas in the beans when you pressure cook. You may like to try bean soup that way.
Judy
Gold Post Medal for All Time! 677 Posts February 1, 20210 found this helpful
The soaking of the beans helps with digestive issues.
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