Slow Cooked Ham & Bean Soup

Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 3 brown onions, roughly diced
- 1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves
- 4 fresh sage leaves
- 2 carrots, peeled and diced
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 4 cup chicken stock
- 250 g cannellini beans
- 1 ham bone
Method
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1. Heat the oil and butter in a large pan. Add the onions and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
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2. Add the thyme, sage, two-thirds of the carrot and half the garlic and cook for a few minutes.
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3. Pour in the stock and add three-quarters of the beans and the remaining garlic.
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4. With a stick blender, blend to form a soup (if you don't have a stick blender carefully pour it into a blender to blend.
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5. Pour the soup into a slow cooker and add the ham and the remaining beans and carrot.
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6. Place on a low heat and leave for about 4 hours.
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Serve with crusty bread.