Ham And Beans And Dumplings Recipes

MAMAW'S HAM & DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Place rinsed and soaked beans, that have been rinsed again and drained well, into a large soup pot.
• Add all remaining ingredients to the pot (EXCEPT THE BISCUITS)
• Water should be covering contents of the top (plus about 2 inches). If it is not, add more water until it does.
• Cook uncovered on Med-High until boiling, stirring occasionally.
• Once boiling, cover and reduce heat to a simmer.
• Simmer covered for 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove the ham bone, pick all meat from the bone and chop it up. Return chopped ham to the pot, and discard the bone now.
• Remove bay leaf from pot and discard.
• Leaving the lid off, return pot to a boil.
• Once boiling, add "dumplings" by pinching small pieces of biscuits off and throwing them into the pot as you do. Keep going til you are out of biscuits.
• Stir the small biscuits pieces into the pot weel, then reduce heat to low and cook another 30 minutes. Add water as desired, if it gets too thick. ((( Should NOT be runny like a soup though at all )))).
• Serve hot and enjoy! Freezes well too!

HAM AND BEANS AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• 1. Place rinsed and picked over beans that have been soaked overnight in fridge, then rinsed and drained again into a large soup pot.
• 2. Add cleaned and cut vegetables to soup pot; add ham bone and enough *water to cover beans and ham. Add bay leaf, garlic, pepper, onion powder and parsley flakes.
• 3. On medium-high heat bring beans up to a boil, place lid on beans and turn down until just simmering. Cook until meat on bone and beans are tender. Cook time above shows 3 hrs. but I like to simmer about 5 hrs. to get a better tasting broth.
• 4. When cooked to desired doneness; remove bay leaf, remove ham bone and set aside until cool enough to handle. If needed add more water to pot before dropping the biscuits. (I usually add 2 cups of water, you want enough liquid for the dumplings to cook in)
• 5. While bringing bean pot back to a rolling boil, open canned biscuits, seperate and quarter each biscuit. Once broth is boiling, drop biscuit quarters into boiling broth. Place tight fitting lid on pot, lower heat but keep broth bubbling. Do not lift or remove lid for 20 minutes. (dumplings will sit on top of the broth the whole time they are cooking)
• 6. While dumplings are cooking, remove ham from bone. After 20 minutes, remove lid and add ham back into pot and heat through. Dumplings will be sitting on top of the broth. Just push them down into the broth and keep on low until ready to serve. (They will sink into the broth)
• 7. You now have Ham and Beans and Dumplings. Serve with chopped fresh onion on the side and steaming hot cornbread with butter and honey. Enjoy!
• 8. Notes: If using the large biscuits (such as Grands) cut the biscuits into eights or smaller. I used the large Kroger brand of buttermilk biscuits (not the flakey ones) and cut them in eights. I tasted the dumplings after I took the lid off and they were slightly doughy in the middle. If they are gently pushed down into the broth and allowed to continue to cook on low (without the lid) until ready to serve they will finish cooking through and not be so doughy.

HAM DUMPLING SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Place first 8 ingredients in large pot. Bring to boil then let simmer over medium-low heat for 45 minutes.
• 2. While the soup is simmering make dumplings.
• 3. Mix eggs and flour and water with a fork. Let sit covered for 1 hour.
• 4. After soup simmered for 45 minutes remove celery stalks and onion and throw away.
• 5. Remove ham bone and any ham from the bone and add that to the soup.
• 6. After hour roll out dumplings on a lightly floured board to about 1/8" thickness.
• 7. Cut into 1" squares and slowly add to boiling soup. Let cook for 5-7 minutes depending on size and thickness.
• 8. This should turn the broth from a clear liquid to a thicker stew like broth.
• 9. If you do not want a thick broth. Instead of rolling out the dumplings, place on a cutting board.
• 10. Cut small pieces about the size of a penny and put into the boiling broth. Or put the dough through a potato ricer. When dumplings float they are done.
• 11. You want the pieces to be small or they will be too heavy or doughy.
• 12. Salt and pepper to taste.