Ham and Green Bean Soup
This ham and green bean soup recipe is inspired by the flavors of Pennsylvania Dutch Cuisine. An easy to make dish of healthy and hearty comfort food all in one pot.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3-4 cups green beans
- 3/4 cup diced onion
- 2 pounds ham steak cut up
- 2 large white potatoes peeled and diced
- 1 quart of beef stock, chicken or water
- 1/2 cup cider vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a large stockpot saute onions in the vegetable oil for 2 - 5 minutes until soft and translucent.
- Add ham and saute for another 5 minutes.
- Add green beans, potatoes, black pepper, and broth.
- Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for approximately 40 minutes.
- Add vinegar and simmer for another 5-10 minutes.
- Serve warm.
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Notes
You can use a couple of small ham hocks or a ham shank instead of the ham steaks. Once the soup has cooked remove the hocks or shank and pull off all the meat and shred it before adding it back to the pot.
You can substitute chicken or vegetable broth for the beef broth or water if you like.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 281kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 27gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 1686mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3g
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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