Hamandbeanchowder 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!

HAM AND WHITE BEAN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Rinse beans and drain.
• In large saucepan or soup kettle, combine beans, ham bone, and water.
• Bring to boil and boil for 2 minutes.
• Cover and remove from heat.
• Let stand for 1 hour.
• Stir in onions, garlic, parsley, tomatoes, bay leaf, rosemary, thyme and pepper. Return to boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 1 1/2 hours or until beans are tender. Remove ham bone.
• Measure out 2 cups chowder; transfer to food processor or blender and puree until smooth.
• Return puree to chowder in saucepan and add ham, carrots and celery.
• Simmer for 25 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Remove bay leaf.
• Taste and adjust seasoning.

HAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Pour stock into a large pot set over medium heat, and bring to a simmer. Stir in the cubed ham and 2 tablespoons rosemary.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook diced bacon until crisp. With a slotted spoon, remove bacon, and add to pot. Drain half of the bacon grease, and return skillet to medium heat. Stir in onions, leeks, garlic, and green onions; cook until tender, then add to pot.
• Place cubed potatoes, carrots, and 2 tablespoons rosemary in pot; simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Turn off heat, and add cream to pot.

HARVEST BEAN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Soak beans according to directions, using either method.
• Drain beans and measure liquid.
• Add water to make 1 1/2 quarts.
• Place beans, liquid, ham bone, onion and garlic in large kettle.
• Simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until tender.
• Add potato, carrots, celery and green pepper.
• Simmer 30 minutes longer.
• Remove ham bone.
• Cut up meat and return to soup.
• Thicken with flour blended with a little cold water.
• Add milk and heat gently.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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.

CHEESY HAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels to drain. In the drippings, saute onion and carrots until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually add milk and water. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Add the potatoes, corn, bouillon and pepper. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Add cheese and ham; heat until cheese is melted. Stir in bacon.