Senate Bean Soup Recipe
From the Senate Dinning hall, Washington D. C. This has always been my favorite bean soup and has served me very well every time I offer it either for a family gathering or I have served it to up to 300 diners over and over again.
Ingredients
- 1 lbs. dry small Great Northern beans
- 1-1/4 pounds smoked ham shank or smoked neckbones
- 14 cups of Chicken Broth (from Tones Chicken Base)
- 1 Tbsp. chicken base (such as tones but not dry cubes)
- 1 lg. onion, chopped
- 3 med, carrots, diced fine or shredded
- 2 stalks celery, diced fine
- 1/2 tablespoon garlic diced fine
- salt and pepper to taste Note, do not add salt until beans are tender and just before serving.
Directions
- 1 Put beans in a large bowl, add water to cover and soak
-    overnight. Dispose of soaking water. In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine water and chicken base, the ham  shank and simmer for about 45 minutes.
- When cool enough to handle, remove meat from bone and shred meat. Set bone and meat aside for later. (Note reserve the stock.
- 2 Drain the beans. In an 8 quart pot over high heat,
- Â Â Â combine the beans, all the broth from the ham/neck bones then stir in ham/neck bone meat shredded,
- Â Â Â Add chicken broth to cover the beans if necessary.
- Add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic, ham, ham bone and salt and pepper to taste.
- 3 Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium,
- Â Â Â cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, or until beans are tender. Add additional chicken broth as needed. You can put a couple of cups of beans in a blender and puree. Then add to the soup to thicken. (Note: Soup should be thick enough to heavily coat a spoon.) Serve with Corn Bread and or Fried Potatoes.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 360g | |
| Recipe makes 12 servings | |
| Calories 194 | |
| Calories from Fat 21 | 11% |
| Total Fat 2.38g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat 0.79g | 3% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 18mg | 6% |
| Sodium 466mg | 19% |
| Potassium 878mg | 25% |
| Total Carbs 26.01g | 7% |
| Dietary Fiber 9.0g | 30% |
| Sugars 1.44g | 1% |
| Protein 17.25g | 28% |
