Food and Recipes Blog - Main Dish Recipes - Old Fashioned Ham and Beans - Two Sisters Talking share a great main dish recipe called Old Fashioned Ham and Beans.
Ingredients
1 cup diced Yellow Onion
1 cup sliced Celery
1 baking Potato
1/4 cup Bacon Fat
1 cup Juienne Carrots
2 cloves garlic
2lb Smoked Ham, diced ((also use Ham Hock, optional))
1lb Navy Beans, rinsed (or Great Northern)
4 cups Water
1 tablespoon Marjoram Season to taste with Salt and Pepper (approx. 3 tbl. Salt and 2 tbl. Pepper)
Note
Serve with Garlic Toast or Homemade Bread, (optional)
Directions
Step 1
Saute first three ingredients in bacon fat until tender. Approx. 15 minutes.
Add Carrots, garlic, Ham, Water and seasonings.
Bring to boil and simmer for approx. 1 hour or until beans are done. Watch that water stays just above bean level. Consistency should be on the thick side.