One-pot hearty ham and bean soup

Make this high fibre soup ahead of time for a tasty winter warmer.

Recipe «One-pot hearty ham and bean soup» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 2:20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 brown onion, finely chopped, 1 celery stalk, finely chopped, 1 carrot, finely chopped, 2 garlic cloves, crushed , 2 tsp paprika, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp ground coriander , 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1kg smoked ham hock, rind removed, 1.5 litres salt-reduced chicken stock, 400g can crushed tomatoes, 400g can cannellini beans, drained, rinsed, 400g can butter beans, drained, rinsed, Fresh parsley, chopped, to serve, Parmesan, finely grated, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 
• 1 brown onion, finely chopped 
• 1 celery stalk, finely chopped 
• 1 carrot, finely chopped 
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
• 2 tsp paprika 
• 1 tsp ground cumin 
• 1 tsp ground coriander 
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 
• 1kg smoked ham hock, rind removed 
• 1.5 litres salt-reduced chicken stock 
• 400g can crushed tomatoes 
• 400g can cannellini beans, drained, rinsed 
• 400g can butter beans, drained, rinsed 
• Fresh parsley, chopped, to serve 
• Parmesan, finely grated, to serve 
• Crusty bread, to serve 

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery and carrot. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until softened. Add garlic, paprika, cumin, ground coriander and cinnamon. Cook for 1 minute or until fragrant.
2. Add ham hock, stock and tomatoes. Season with pepper. Cover. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 1 hour 30 minutes. Remove lid. Simmer for a further 30 minutes or until ham is falling off the bone. Remove ham hock from soup mixture. Shred ham from bone. Discard bone. Return ham to soup.
3. Add beans to soup. Simmer for 5 minutes or until heated through. Top with parsley and parmesan, and serve with crusty bread.