🥣🍖 Bean and Ham Hock Soup 🍲🌿
Hearty, smoky, and loaded with tender beans and ham—comfort in every spoonful! 🥕🧄
Total time: 3 hours 30 minutes (includes soaking)
Yield: Serves 6–8
Ingredients :
- 1 pound dried white beans (navy, cannellini, or great northern)
- 2 smoked ham hocks
- 1 large onion, diced
- 2 carrots, peeled and diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 cups chicken or vegetable broth (or water)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika (optional)
- Salt and freshly ground black
