McGuire's Bean Soup Recipe
McGuire’s Bean Soup Recipe is warm and tasty. This soup is famous at McGuire’s Irish Pub. They even sell it for only a few cents.
Ingredients
- 1 lb navy beans soaked overnight
- 1 ham bone with meat
- 1 cup diced ham
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 carrots diced
- 2 celery stalks diced
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 8 cups water or broth
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Instructions
Soak beans
- Soak navy beans overnight. Drain them before cooking.
Cook base
- In a pot, add ham bone, beans, and broth.
Add veggies
- Add onion, carrots, celery, and garlic.
Season
- Add bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
Simmer
- Cook on low heat for 2 hours. Stir sometimes.
- Add ham
- Add diced ham in the last 20 minutes.
- Remove bone
- Take out ham bone and bay leaves.
- Serve hot
- Serve the soup in bowls. Eat warm and thick.
Notes
- Soak beans overnight for soft beans.
- Use ham bone for better taste.
- Add more broth if soup is too thick.
- Add salt near the end for best flavor.