Great Northern Bean Olive Soup Recipes

GREAT NORTHERN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir carrots and celery into the onion mixture. Pour vegetable broth into the stockpot; add potato, bay leaves, basil, sea salt, pepper, and thyme. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the vegetables are beginning to soften, about 20 minutes.
• Stir beans into the soup; continue simmering until the beans are hot and tender, about 20 minutes more.

GREAT NORTHERN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse and drain beans.
• Heat water, beans, bay leaves, onion, bacon and potatoes to boiling in 8-qt. stock pot; boil 2 minutes. Turn off heat, cover, and let stand 1 hour.
• Add tomato sauce, instant bouillon, salt, pepper, garlic and half of the carrots and celery to beans. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until beans are tender, about 2 hours (do not boil or beans will burst).
• Stir remaining carrots and celery into soup. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 1 hour. Stir in additional 1 or 2 cups water for thinner consistency.
• Using a slotted spoon and a wooden spoon, scoop potatoes against inside of pot and smash them, letting smashed potatoes drop back into the soup.
• Stir in butter and milk and serve immediately.

GREAT NORTHERN BEAN & OLIVE SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the onions and garlic in olive oil over medium heat until onions are translucent.
• Add carrot to mixture and simmer for 4 minutes.
• Add the remaining ingredients.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes until vegetables are cooked.
• Serve with italian or sourdough bread slices.

WHITE BEAN AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Sort through 1 pound dry great norther beans, discarding any debris or broken beans. Pour 6 cups of cool water over top and let them soak for 6 to 8 hours or overnight. They should double in size.
• Drain beans, rinse and set off to the side.
• Heat a dutch oven over medium heat and add in olive oil and onion with a pinch of kosher salt. Stir and cook for 5 to 8 minutes.
• Add in garlic, thyme sprigs and bay leaf. Stir and cook 1 minute.
• Next add in the ham bone and broth. Cover and bring to a boil, reduce to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Add in the beans and simmer, with the lid cracked for 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours or until beans are soft and tender.
• Remove ham bone, bay leaf and thyme stems. Use a potato masher and smash some of the beans to thicken the soup.
• Pick ham from bone (if it didn't come off already) and add the ham to the soup.
• Season with salt and black pepper to taste. For me it was 1 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper.