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  North American >> US >> US

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• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 140 minutes, Preparation Time - 20 minutes

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| 1. Put beans in a large bowl, add water to cover and soak overnight. In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the ham shank and 4 cups water and simmer for about 45 minutes. When cool enough to handle, remove meat from bone and shred meat. Set bone and meat aside for later. (Note: reserve the stock, if desired, to replace the ham base.) | 2. Drain the beans. In an 8 quart pot over high heat, combine the beans, 12 cups fresh water and ham base. (Note: At this point, if desired, measure reserved stock from step 1, add water to total 12 cups liquid, and use this mixture to eliminate the ham base.) Add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic powder, ham, ham bone and salt and pepper to taste. | 3. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, or until beans are tender. Add additional water as needed. (Note: Soup should be thick enough to heavily coat a spoon.) | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
great northern bean	6 1/4	cups		3877.3125	713.3569	250.0238	13.0388
ham shank	3/4	pound	smoked	302.6007	0.0	67.3202	1.7
water	12	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
ham base	3	tablespoons		302.6007	0.0	67.3202	1.7
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
carrot	1		chopped	52.48	12.2624	1.1904	0.3072
celery	2	stalks	chopped	20.48	3.8016	0.8832	0.2176
garlic powder	1	teaspoon		10.261	2.2546	0.5131	0.0226
salt pepper	to taste			302.6007	0.0	67.3202	1.7

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.