Slow Cooked Ham & Bean Soup

Name: Slow Cooked Ham & Bean Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 30 min
Yield: 10
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

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.