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Smoky Ham and Black Bean Soup
A simple, hearty soup, thick with vegetables and smoky ham.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
14 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 296 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 oz. package dried black beans
- 10 cups water divided
- 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 cup celery diced
- 1 bell pepper I used a yellow pepper, seeded and diced
- 1 onion peeled and diced
- 1 carrot peeled and diced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cup fire roasted hatch chiles diced, optional
- 1 leftover ham bone
- 1 ½ cups diced ham
- 1 ounce can diced tomatoes with juice
- 1 Jalapeño diced (seeds & membranes make it hotter - so if you like it spicier, leave them in)
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Garnish options
- cilantro
- Lime wedges
- queso fresco crumbled
- sour cream
- green onions diced
Instructions
- In a pot, add the dried beans. Sift through them with your fingers to remove any debris or stones. Add three cups water to cover beans. Soak the beans overnight.
- The next day, drain the beans and set aside.
- In a heavy dutch oven, add two tablespoons of olive oil and sauté the celery, bell pepper, onion and carrot for five minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
- To the vegetables, add the beans, bay leaves, hatch chiles and ham bone and 7 cups water.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally until beans are tender.
- Meanwhile, in a small sauté pan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add jalapeño and garlic and sauté for one -two minutes, until tender and fragrant.
- Add cumin and onion powder to garlic mixture about a minute, until cumin smells toasty. Remove from heat.
- Using tongs, remove ham bone from the soup. Remove any loose meat from the bone to go back into the soup. Discard the bone.
- Add diced ham, garlic mixture, tomatoes, salt and pepper.
- Stir to combine, simmer, covered for 20 minutes on medium-low heat. Taste for seasonings and adjust as needed. Serve with your choice of toppings.
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Notes
- I serve this with little condiment bowls filled with garnish and let everyone finish their soup with their favorite toppings.
Nutrition Information
Calories
296kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
806mg
(34%)
Potassium
249mg
(7%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
2670IU
(53%)
Vitamin C
67mg
(74%)
Calcium
42mg
(4%)
Iron
1.3mg
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 296
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 296kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 806mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 249mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 2670IU | 53% |
| Vitamin C | 67mg | 74% |
| Calcium | 42mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.3mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.