Great Northern White Beans and Ham Soup With Southern Corn Bread
Great Northern Bean Soup
We love Great Northern beans. I always had them as a kid with corn bread. We always like to make them when we have leftover ham.
Some information on dry Northern beans:
- Store dry beans in a cool, dry place off the floor. Once I open the beans, I store them in a glass jar; it keeps bugs away.
- Store cooked beans in a covered container in the refrigerator, use within 2 days.
- Before cooking dry beans check beans, go through them for small rocks or bad-looking beans that are discolored. Once sorted, rinse in cold water.
Some people soak beans overnight. Beans will triple in size when soaked and cooked so make sure you have a big enough pot. I always use a Dutch oven for my beans. I don't soak the beans; the purpose of soaking is to cut down the time for cooking. I always cook beans for hours to get all the flavor into them. Don't overcook them because they will turn to mush.
If you forget to soak beans (fast method):
Pour boiling water over beans and soak for one hour.
Overnight-soak method:
- Place beans in a large pot.
- Cover with water at least 3 inches above beans.
- In morning drain off soaking water.
- Add fresh water to the pot.
Cook Time
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Great Northern dry beans
- 2 lb. box chicken broth
- 1 cup chopped onions
- 1 cup finely chopped carrots
- 1 Tbsp. parsley flakes
- 1 Left over Ham or ham bone
- to taste salt and pepper
- 6 cups water
- Rinse beans. Place in the Dutch oven. Add all ingredients bring to boil and turn down burner to low, cover and cook for about 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
- Be sure to check beans to make sure they are not burning, stir. Add more water if need be. Near end of cooking time check the beans to make sure they are not over cooked and turning to mush.
- In this recipe you put as much ham as you want in it.
Great Northern Beans Before Cooking
Nutrition Facts | |
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Serving size: 1/2 Beans | |
Calories | 100 |
Calories from Fat | 0 |
% Daily Value * | |
Fat 0 g | |
Saturated fat 0 g | |
Unsaturated fat 0 g | |
Carbohydrates 19 g | 6% |
Sugar 0 g | |
Fiber 6 g | 24% |
Cholesterol 0 mg | |
Sodium 0 mg | |
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. |
Southern Cornbread
We always have cornbread with our bean soup. I make it in my cast-iron skillet. I make the Southern version. I don't like the Northern stuff or Johnny Cake.
Recipe:
- 1 cup flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup of yellow or white cornmeal (Whichever you prefer)
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup melted butter
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into mixing bowl, and beat until smooth.
- Pour in a skillet or a 9x9x2-inch pan.
- Baked at 425° for 20 to 25 minutes.
Do you eat soup only in the winter?
Questions & Answers
© 2013 moonlake
Comments
I am going to have to try this one. I am always looking for tasty ways to use beans and haven't found much aside from the typical rice and beans or chili kind of recipe. This one could very well be a hit with my family and I am a sucker for any meal that goes well with cornbread. I love that you included information regarding the cooking and storing of beans.
My mother used to make this, I love it. Although I haven't seen this type of bean where I live in Brazil, I can use a different type. This comfort food brings back good memories. I think I'll make some this weekend.
Thanks.
how did you get such a soft fluffy corn bread? Mine always sink
Thanks for sharing a great recipe. Great Northern Bean soup and corn bread is really something I have missed since living in Thailand. Your pictures are great. Voted up and sharing with followers and on Facebook.
Lovely Recipe. I love ham. I need to catch up with more of your Recipes, I note you have a lot on your profile. Thanks.
Hi I am not certain if I commented on this before..but I am back if so.
This is an all time favorite, go to food we enjoy so much.
My grandson is always asking for MORE cornbread.
Tweeting pinning g+ shared voted up up and YUMMY
My Mom used to always make this when she had a ham bone laying around. Especially when it was cold outside. I still have a half a ham in the fridge. Guess what I'm going to make?
We have some homemade pinto beans that I made and froze into smaller containers some time ago. I recently thawed one and was thinking of making cornbread with it. I see you like that combination also. Up votes and giving this a share. Hope you are staying warm up there!
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You have made me hungry. Your beans look so good.
Growing up in the South, beans and cornbread are my kind of meal! :-)
such a delightful sight mo
I love bean and ham soup and will surely try this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing this, moonlake. I love soups year round.
It doesn't get much better than a nice steamy bowl of Great Northern Bean Soup and homemade corn bread. Great recipe to share with friends and followers. Thank you my friend.
This looks absolutely delicious.
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I love bean soup (minus the ham--I can't eat an animal that is intelligent enough to win video games played against a primate, as happened in a scientific research study) and also cornbread. I'm glad your version of cornbread is salty, not sweet, as too many people in the southern USA tend to make it. The combo of soup and cornbread is one of my favorites.
Even though it's unseasonably warm and windy here today (tornado watch as well), I think I'll make some bean soup and cornbread!
Jaye
Keep 'em comin Moonlake! Nothing beats soup in the winter, especially in the Northeast.
Voted up, useful, and interesting.
My mother made bean soup with ham or bacon in it (my dad loved it), and cornbread when I was growing up. It was cheap and filling, but she rarely made the two together. We often had 'corn meal mush,' too. We actually had 'johnny cake' more than cornbread. It's a little sweeter and a softer texture. We like the johnny cake with honey on it.
Going to share this again as we're hitting another chilly spell here in North Texas and this is a wonderful meal for weather like we're having.
Even though it has warmed up again down here in Texas (yesterday's high was 67 and to be warmer today) after a horrific ice storm, I hear things aren't so great in some parts of the country getting snow and cold weather as is normal this time of year. This bean soup and corn bread is a wonderful cold, blustery weather, meal. I recommend it to my fellow Yankees (and everyone else too). It really hits the spot after coming in from the cold weather.
Pinning this to 'Awesome Hubpages.'
This is the perfect meal for this time of year. Already pinned to my 'Salads, Soups, & Casseroles' board, and now I'm pinning it to 'Awesom Hubpages.'
Also, voted up and useful and sharing again too!
This sure does remind me of my grandmother's beans. It looks even better here in a soup! I love making dried beans. They are so inexpensive and easy to make. And so good for us.
A recipe which I think is perfect for a winter meal, and you always present your recipes in detail and step by step well done on your great recipes.
moonlake,
When my mother was alive, she used to often make ham and bean soup and bake corn bread. It was so delicious. Thanks for sharing your great recipes. Voted up and sharing with followers. Also sharing on Facebook, Pinning, and Tweeting.
Yum this looks good! I just recently started adding beans to soup and it makes soup so good plus more nutritious. This is more of just bean soup and I have to try it! Thank you.
Going to add this yummy recipe and meal idea to my "Salads, Soups, & Casseroles" board on Pinterest.
This is one of my favorite types of soup and so economical to make. Your instructions are great and the recipe sounds really good, too. We also make cornbread to serve with soup. Whenever I serve a home cooked ham I usually package up a couple of zip lock containers with the leftovers and stick it in the freezer. That way I always have some to add to my soups. Thanks for the recipe. Delish!
My grandmother made this soup and I'd forgotten how good it was. Haven't had it since I was a kid. Will have to try making it and hope it comes out as good as it looks. Nice hub.
Does this ever look good!
I haven't tried this bean soup and the combination of corn bread and bean soup. Would certainly be interesting to try.
Voted up and interesting and shared and pinned as well. Rated 5 stars.
I have always loved bean soup and cornbread. Thanks for reminding me of how good it is.
Voted up. I always enjoy reading recipe hubs. ... Now, I'm craving.
Well, these just look like delicious recipes! I do beans and cornbread pretty often, too. I do soak my beans because when you soak them overnight then rinse off the soak water and start with fresh water, the beans ferment a little bit and you rinse off excess starches. All this leads to better nutrition and easier digestion. Reduced cooking time is an added bonus! Voted up and helpful! ;D
This sounds like a great meal for a chilly, blustery day. I often put northern beans in the soup I make along with bacon bits. This soup sounds delicious with ham in it and my favorite veggie -- onions. Just the kind of recipe I like -- quick, easy, and delicious! Voted up!
Yum! When is dinner? I love using ham bones with some meat left on the bone when making pots of beans such as you do with your great northern beans and also in making soups like split pea and lentil soup. Your recipe sounds great. I would probably add a bit of fresh garlic to it. Also liked your cornbread recipe. It has been a while since I have eaten cornbread. Up, useful and more!
moonlake, Me too, I love great northern beans with ham in a scrumptious soup! Do you serve the corn bread plain?
Respectfully, and with many thanks for sharing, Derdriu
Wow...It sound delicious. I'll show this hub to my mom. I hope she want to make it for me. Voted up!
Prasetio
Bean soup has always been a favorite at our house. I shall have to try your recipe. We often simmer bean soup all day in a crock pot. Cold weather begs for meals like this. Voted up.
Yum! I love the photos and now that the temps have dropped again, its the perfect soup to make. Thanks for sharing. Rated up/U/I and will share. (Rated 5 stars, too).
Cooking your bean recipe now, moonlake. It sure does smell good!
These are great recipes that will warm your innards if out in the cold. This will suit me after AI come in from visiting Boomer Lake!
A comforting meal for a cold rainy day like the one today here in TX. Thanks for sharing your must try recipes.
This looks like a nutritious and tasty recipe, moonlake. I like great northern beans, but I've never eaten them in a soup. I usually buy canned beans, but I'll try cooking them from scratch soon and make a soup. Thanks for the recipes.
This looks like the perfect meal for a cool winter night. I always like soups and stews and this looks like a good recipe to try. I really like cornbread made in a skillet with nice crispy edges too - sounds like a great combination.
Anyone who's had ham lately is checking this one out for sure! It's a great way to get the last drop out of that great ham. Of course we all know there's nothing healthier than beans.
Voted up, useful, and interesting.
This is such a great recipe and meal and i could use that soup here today because it is cold here today. Well done !
Vote up and more !!!
Thanks for the corn bread recipe as it is one of my favorites. I am printing out your recipe for northern bean soup because my family just loves it.
What cozy meal you've devised! Looks delicious.
Yummy! This soup sounds like a must-try. I like that you make it with ham; the flavor must be very rich. Plus, I love corn bread. In fact, I just had two corn bread muffins yesterday!
Moonlake, I love great northern beans. I've never used chicken broth in them but I'm going to give it a try. Your cornbread looks great. There's nothing like dried beans and cornbread. Up, useful, and interesting.
This puts me in the mood for beans! We also used to eat this dish when I was a kid. We don't have Great Northern beans here in Peru, but we do have canary beans which have a similar appearance and texture. I have beans in the pantry--better get them soaking! : ) Thanks so much, moonlake.
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