Ingredients
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- ½ tablespoon vegetable oil or canola oil
- 1 chopped yellow onion
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 3 chopped celery ribs
- 2½ teaspoons ground cumin
- 3 peeled, chopped carrots
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
- ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 x 15 ½ ounce cans white beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1¼ to 1½ pound ham steak, bone-in
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a heavy pot, then add the celery, onion and carrots, cooking for 7 minutes or until tender.
- Turn down the heat and add the thyme, garlic, red pepper, black pepper, and cumin.
- Cook for 1 minutes, stirring all the time.
- Add the sugar, broth beans, and bay leaves.
- Cut the ham into very large pieces and add those to the pot with the ham bone too.
- Simmer for about 25 minutes, then remove the ham, cut it into bite-sized pieces and discard and skin, fat and bone, along with the bay leaves.
- Put the ham meat back in there and cook for 5 minutes, adding more thyme and/or pepper if needed.
- Cook Time: 45 minutes