Slow Cooked Ham & Bean Soup

30 minutes + 4 hours Serves 10
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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
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Method

  • 1. Heat the oil and butter in a large pan. Add the onions and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.

  • 2. Add the thyme, sage, two-thirds of the carrot and half the garlic and cook for a few minutes.

  • 3. Pour in the stock and add three-quarters of the beans and the remaining garlic.

  • 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.

  • 5. Pour the soup into a slow cooker and add the ham and the remaining beans and carrot.

  • 6. Place on a low heat and leave for about 4 hours.

  • Serve with crusty bread.

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