So after everyones advice for ham and bean soup I went shopping and found two nice and meaty ham shanks about 4lbs work (I wanted some meat in my soup and ham steaks werent on sale) and I bought canned beans..they were on sale and easier lol.
IT WAS AWESOME! All I did was use one 2lb container of chicken stock put the ham shanks in and filled it with water and then added one can of beans to it. Turned it on and let it get to a boil then turned it down a little and let it simmer for about 3 hours. Took the shanks out and let them cool off and tore apart the ham tossed it in the pot, added the rest of the beans and let it cook some more. It was seriously sooo yummy and exactly what I wanted, hammy beans. LOL No frills no froof just a good old cold day warm you up comfort food type of soup.
FREAKING AWESOME! I even shared some with a friend and he loved it and wants more the next time I make it.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP!!!!!!!
IT WAS AWESOME! All I did was use one 2lb container of chicken stock put the ham shanks in and filled it with water and then added one can of beans to it. Turned it on and let it get to a boil then turned it down a little and let it simmer for about 3 hours. Took the shanks out and let them cool off and tore apart the ham tossed it in the pot, added the rest of the beans and let it cook some more. It was seriously sooo yummy and exactly what I wanted, hammy beans. LOL No frills no froof just a good old cold day warm you up comfort food type of soup.
FREAKING AWESOME! I even shared some with a friend and he loved it and wants more the next time I make it.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP!!!!!!!