Great Northern Bean Ham And Vegetable Chowder Recipes

HAM AND BEAN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place beans in a Dutch oven or soup kettle.
• Add water to cover by 2 inches.
• Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour.
• Drain beans and discard liquid.
• In same kettle, saute onion, celery, and garlic in butter until tender.
• Add beans, ham bone, water, broth, tomatoes, bay leaves, cloves, and pepper; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours.
• Remove ham bone; bay leaves, and cloves.
• When cool enough to handle, remove ham from bone; cut into small pieces and return to soup.
• Chill for 8 hours, or overnight.
• Skim fat from soup.
• Stir in milk; cook on low until heated through.
• Just before serving, stir in cheese.
• ENJOY!

GREAT NORTHERN BEAN, HAM AND VEGETABLE CHOWDER

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight in water to cover by 2 inches.
• Drain beans.
• Add water to cover beans by 1 inch.
• Cook beans with ham hocks (I use a ham bone with some meat) for at least 2 hours on low heat. Remove ham bone from beans and let cool.
• Add all other ingredients.
• Remove ham from the bone and return ham to the bean mixture. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Freezes well.
• Note: I submitted this to a family cookbook and it is the recipe that "everyone" loves.