Ham and Bean Soup with Potatoes - Bravo Charlie's Episode 4 

I just made 14 quarts of this last night and since close to half home with my caregiver because I am teaching her how to cook American food and finding things that she really loves. She really loves the soup and so does her four year old so home run and she's pregnant so it's very good for her health! I love this soup. My stock pot is 16 quarts and it's not as tall as it is wide. I still need help to cook because I can't see up in the pot and I made some white hot chocolate the other night and got milk all over the burner! It's now a microwave procedure! LOL I take 30 oz of the cooked beans and whiz them up with my hand blender and add them to the soup and that's just as much body as I want it's very nice it takes it from a clear broth to and not clear broth.

The difference between this soup and Senate Navy Bean Soup is the size of the chop of the Vegetables. I use a Ham steak finely diced, 4 carrots (1 shredded) 3 halved quartered and small diced, 3 stalks Celery (halved and split long way then finely diced) 1 base ball size sweet onion finely diced. 3 Cans of Navy beans or Northern beans or Cannellini beans or white beans and can juice or any mixture of the three and 4 gold potatoes (2 shredded) 2 small diced. I also use a heaping Tbsp of Orrington Farms Broth Base Ham flavoring mixed into the vegetables. I start the Ham and onion first then add the rest of the ingredients and the ham base and cook for 10 minutes. I add 6 to 10 cups tap water (depending on how this the soup is). Bring the water and mix to a boil for 10 minutes then reduce heat to a medium simmer. Cover and simmer for 3 hours.

I've got a 91/2 lb. smoked shank ham in the fridge. Ham, Beans, and vegetables in a 6 Qt. pot. Yummy ! Good stuff.

Hi! Here's a tip for thicker bean & ham soup: Take some extra cooked beans (approx. 1/2 C or a little more to your satisfaction), mash them and add them right in, simmering uncovered for the rest of the time until nice and rich. It saves the additional time and step to make a butter/flour roux. *Or* you can mash up some of the cooked potatoes, too! That always works in a pinch. :)

Pork fat rules as chef Emeral said for ever and pioneers knew for ever.

I'm a soup nut during the winter. Homemade is definitely better than canned..!

Carrots take longer to cook than potatoes. I can't imagine this a navy bean on Northern Bean and ham cream soup. It's sort of turns my stomach but since I've never tried it I really can't comment. You may not want me around as I am a serial commenter. I'm home alone in the evening and night time so I want you too and talk to the TV incessantly. When the cat is awake I'll talk to him. LOL

This is the best ham soup I've seen!

This is great, I went to the store this morning and got everything to make this soup. I'm in Pittsburgh too, it'll be great for the Steelers vs the Giants tomorrow. Cheers!

Wow, now that looks like some good soup! I will be making this recipe, thanks! Nice kitchen set up too.

Hello I'm also from Pittsburgh

Well you forgot to put in the kitchen sink...glad you like your ham/bean/vegetable rou soup....I like just ham and beans - celery - onion...myself...lots quicker ....with corn bread...

I made this soup yesterday and it was tremendous, we all loved it!

I was lucky to have some fresh thyme in the refrigerator last night. We put in about half the container and then pulled out the stems. It really made a nice nice difference in the soup I didn't need to add much at all besides garlic it didn't even need salt because of the ham hocks. It's just an all-around Good soup for the winter. It is -9° where I live right now! It was the same last week so give me something hot to eat. :-)

How come you used canned beans? I always soak dried beans for the best results.

I used dry Great Northern beans and I can't imagine putting milk in! Gak! I used for ham hocks and got quite a bit of meat and they turned sweet when they cooked in the soup for quite a while. I have enough dried beans legumes and pulses for the zombie apocalypse! :-)

I have used instant potato's to thicken my soup and found it works great and adds a nice texture as well .

Great video lol great recipe with a little comedy lol

Okay. Loved the video. I'm making navy bean soup with a ham bone purchased from the Honey Baked Ham Store. I'm going to adjust my recipe to yours and see what happens. Thank you!

I’m a soup junkie. Loved your video.

I always have bacon grease. I take after my dear grandmother May her soul rest in peace! :-)

I think in my soup with beans it works really nicely and you don't have to bother making a roux. You can make a big jar of roux and stuck it in your refrigerator. It will last almost indefinitely and that way you can just put a spoonful or two in what you want to thicken.

Homemade beef stew next week and homemade macaroni and cheese freezer meal and one for my caregivers little boy. :-)

I am going to make this over the weekend. 😊 Just subscribed.👍

Carrots celery and onions is a mirepoix which is the base for many many soups stews and sauces. Of course it is French and I lived in France for a short time and I hated it!

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🤣🤣🤣💕 Oh I just love it I’m glad you told that canned soup off looks like a great recipe I’m definitely gonna do that I’m going to make it thanks a lot🤣💕💕💕

Good video and funny.😄

I never t thought about adding potatoes to my beans. I’ll have to give that a try next time.

Looks good I myself smoke my ham in my electric smoker using hickory wood chips it gives it a very hearty smoke flavor that even the kids like it and my kids don’t like beans and of course the flavor is like nothing from a can lol Gal 2:20

Good Job Charlie. My Mom used to make that for 8 of us growing up in Ohio

Wow! The soup looks amazing! I'm trying to mirror what you're doing however I'm really allergic to milk. I'm going to try the rue without milk just ham stock and bacon fat instead. Great ideas in this recipe. Thank you.

hahahaha! I am guessing your wife was on clean up duty since you used about every bowl and kettle in the kitchen. You must be having company over to make such a big batch. I have a huge ham left over from Easter, so going to give your recipe a try. Thank you!

On my way to the store to buy some beans. Guess what's for supper at my place tonight:)

We have a plastic Tupperware pitcher like yours! It is probably 45 years old.

May I ask what kind of beans that you used? And those are canned, right?

Why not dried beans?

That’s a lot more ham than I used

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My name was margo moore

How did the past nine years treat you?

You sillyyy...

I don't consume milk ,I usually use a cream of celery or cream of mushroom soup to chicken it instead of milk. You can also throw a half cup of instant potatoes to chicken it also. Don't use flour directly into the pot of soup, it ruins the texture.

I have never heard of adding milk into ham and bean soup, or a rue. The potatoes and beans should be enough to thicken the soup. You need to write the recipe out instead of having followers follow the video, you were a little confusing since you doubled the recipe.

somewhat disappointing, had the consistency and taste of Cambells with more ham, next time it will be minus the rue.

Cut the potatoes

Milk has no room in bean soup. It ruins the flavor and consistency .

Mr. you. Are. Using. The. Wrong. Kind. OF. Ham. Use. Kentucky. County. Ham❤

take this video down and remake one the right way...good grief