Garlic Lovers Bean Soup

Total Time: 7 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups great northern beans
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 12 cups hot water
• 2 tablespoons instant chicken bouillon granules
• 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 10 -15 garlic cloves, separated but unpeeled
• 3 onions, peeled & coarsley chopped
• 1 shallot, chopped
• 5 medium carrots, coarsely chopped
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 cup lean ham, cubed
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 soaked bean adding 1 tsp baking soda 8 hours or overnight.
• 2 drain and rinse.
• 3 place beans, water, chicken broth powder, rosemary, thyme and bay leaf in a a slow cooker.
• 4 cook on high for 1 hour.
• 5 meanwhile, place garlic cloves in foil; roast at 350f for 30 minutes.
• 6 let cool and set aside.
• 7 add onions, carrots and celery to bean mixture, leave on high another hour.
• 8 add ham cubes.
• 9 reduce to low and cook app 4 hours.
• 10 remove about 1 cup of the soup from the pot and place in a bowl.
• 11 break the roasted garlic cloves into pieces with your fingers and press out the cooked garlic and stir into the bowl with the soup.
• 12 with hand mixer or blender, carefully puree mixture until still slightly chunky. stir it back into the pot.
• 13 let it cook another 1/2 hour to blend the flavours.
• 14 remove bay leaf.
• 15 stir in parlsey.
• 16 the taste will surprise you!
• 17 cooking time does not include the bean soaking time.
• 18 tip:after reading charmie's review start with 10 cups of water and add some more if needed.