Pressure Cooker Senate Bean Soup

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CarolA VA

75 min

Cook Time

Ingredients

Soaked beans

1 pound dried navy beans, sorted and rinsed

1 tablespoon kosher salt

2 quarts water

2 tablespoons butter

1 large onion, cut into ½ inch dice

2 cloves garlic, sliced

½ teaspoon Kosher salt

1 ½ pounds smoked ham hocks (or hambone and 1 pound of leftover ham)

8 cups water

1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Salt to taste (2 teaspoons more kosher salt?)

Minced parsley for garnish

Directions

Soak the beans, Overnight soak: Sort the navy beans, removing broken beans, stones, or dirt clods. Rinse the beans and put them in a large container with the salt. Cover with 2 quarts water. Let the beans soak for at least 8 hours, or overnight. Quick Pressure soak: Sort the navy beans, removing broken beans, stones, or dirt clods. Rinse the beans, put them in the pressure cooker pot, add the salt, and cover with 2 quarts water. Lock the lid, bring the pressure cooker up to high pressure, and cook for 3 minutes at high pressure (stovetop or electric PC). Let the pressure come down naturally (about 20 minutes - there’s a lot of water to cool down), then drain and rinse the beans. Soak the beans, Overnight soak: Sort the navy beans, removing broken beans, stones, or dirt clods. Rinse the beans and put them in a large container with the salt. Cover with 2 quarts water. Let the beans soak for at least 8 hours, or overnight. Quick Pressure soak: Sort the navy beans, removing broken beans, stones, or dirt clods. Rinse the beans, put them in the pressure cooker pot, add the salt, and cover with 2 quarts water. Lock the lid, bring the pressure cooker up to high pressure, and cook for 3 minutes at high pressure (stovetop or electric PC). Let the pressure come down naturally (about 20 minutes - there’s a lot of water to cool down), then drain and rinse the beans.

Saute the aromatics: Heat the butter in the pressure cooker pot over medium-high heat until it stops foaming. Add the onion, garlic, and ½ teaspoon salt. Saute until the onions are softened and browning around the edges, about 8 minutes.

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