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LEARN TO COOK THE BEAN AND HAM SOUP

Bean and Ham Soup Recipe

Bean and Ham Soup Recipe
Prep time15 min
Cook time150 min
Total time165 min
Serves6
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Bean and Ham Soup is a true moment of greedy happiness. Fun is as much in the eye as in the mouth.

Sidney Yang
by Sidney Yang
Sidney Yang

Sidney is part of the Eatwell101 family since 2014. As an editor, she shares her enthusiasm for food, cooking tips, and entertaining across more than a thousand written articles published on Eatwell101.

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Updated Jun 23, 2026
Table of contents

Preparation time: 15 minutes.
Cooking time: 2 h 30 minutes.
Difficulty: Easy.

Ingredients List for the Bean and Ham Soup

  • 500 g mixed dried beans: white, black, red …
  • 1 slice of ham, 100 g
  • 1 slice of cooked ham, 100 g
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 sprig of rosemary
  • 1 sprig of sage
  • 1 sprig of thyme
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
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Directions

Put all the beans in a large bowl and cover well with cold water.
Soak 6 hours.
After this time, drain the beans and put them in a pot with 4 liters.
Add the thyme, sage, rosemary, crushed garlic cloves and oil.
Pour 2 liters of water and cover the pan.
Place the pan on a low heat and cook about 2h30 until beans are tender.
Add salt after cooking.
Meanwhile, cut ham into thin strips and let them brown in a nonstick skillet with 1 tablespoon of oil.
Drain on paper towels.
When the soup is cooked, remove garlic, thyme, rosemary and sage and add the remaining oil.
Mix and pour on hot plates.
Sprinkle with crispy strips of ham and serve immediately.

Wine suggestion:  A Muscat de Frontignan (Languedoc-Roussillon)

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