Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 pound dried navy beans (or 3-4 cans (15.5 ounce canned beans))
  • 1/2 onion (chopped)
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3+ quarts water
  • 1 ham bone with some meat still on the bone

Instruction

  • Soak beans overnight or perform a quick soak by putting beans in a large pot and covering with water 1 inch higher than the level of beans. Bring to a boil then turn off heat and let sit one hour.
  • Drain the water from soaked or canned beans.
  • In a large stock pot, heat the oil, onions and garlic over medium heat and cook until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
  • Add softened beans, ham bone and 3 quarts of water. Bring to a boil then simmer for 1-2 hours until beans are very soft.
  • Remove ham bone. Remove meat from bone and chop into small bits.
  • Using a hand blender puree the beans until smooth adding additional water if too thick.
  • If you don't have a hand blender you can pour the beans and water into a blender or food processor and puree in batches.
  • Add ham to pureed beans and serve.