Instant Pot Ham and White Bean Soup

Instant Pot Ham and White Bean Soup, smoky ham and bean soup in about an hour, no need to presoak the beans. #thehungrybluebird #instantpotrecipes #instantpotsoup #hamandwhitebeansoup #souprecipes #nosoakbeans #recipevideo #Beans #Peas #recipe

I think my favorite thing to make in my Instant Pot so far, has been soup. I’ve made a lot of soups and my pressure cooker is my go-to for making chicken stock (or bone broth, if you prefer). Instant Pot Ham and White Bean Soup is so easy and so good. We love it.

I used to never make soups from dried beans because I was always turned off by having to soak them overnight. Don’t have to do that with the Instant Pot. I didn’t and they were perfectly tender. I wanted cannellini beans, but couldn’t find dried, so I used Great Northern beans, which is probably the preferred white bean to use anyway. You need a one-pound bag of beans.

Instant Pot Ham and White Bean Soup , By Food Blog Nindi .

Instant Pot Ham and White Bean Soup, smoky ham and bean soup in about an hour, no need to presoak the beans. #thehungrybluebird #instantpotrecipes #instantpotsoup #hamandwhitebeansoup #souprecipes #nosoakbeans #recipevideo #Beans #Peas #recipe

Total time: 45 minutes
Servings: 8 Servings

Ingredients :

• 1 pound dried Great Northern white beans, picked over and rinsed
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small yellow onion, diced
• 2 ribs celery, chopped
• 1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary and thyme, minced or 2 teaspoons dried, or 2 teaspoons herbs de Provence
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 pounds meaty, smoked ham shanks
• 8 cups water
• 2 sprigs parsley

Instructions :

• Turn Instant Pot on sauté setting and heat olive oil in insert. I use the medium heat setting for sautéing. Add onion, celery and carrots and sauté until starting to soften, a few minutes. Add garlic, stir a few seconds until fragrant, then add herbs and bay leaf, stir and turn off sauté function.
• Add the dried beans to the pot along with the ham shanks. Pour in 8 cups of water and combine gently. Toss in 2 sprigs of parsley.
• Close lid and seal pressure cooker. Cook on high pressure and set timer for 35 minutes. It will take about 25 minutes to reach pressure and then the timer will start. When finished cooking, let pressure naturally release for 20 minutes.
• Manually release any remaining pressure, carefully open pot. Remove ham shanks to cutting board and shred/cut meat into bite-sized pieces. Add back to soup and season with kosher salt and black pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls and serve with a little hot sauce on the side.