A favorite in South Africa! In South Africa, we refer to it as “Bruinpoeding” (Brown Pudding).
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 2 hrs 40 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 day |
| Total Time: | 1 day 3 hrs |
| Servings: | 8 |
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package 15-bean soup mix
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 1 ham bone with some meat
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- ½ stalk celery, chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 cups chopped ham
- 2 tablespoons liquid smoke flavoring
- 1 ½ tablespoons ground mustard powder
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place bean mix into a large bowl and cover with several inches of water; soak for at least 24 hours. Drain completely.
- Bring chicken stock to a boil in a pot large enough to hold the beans and, eventually, the ham bone. When boiling, add soaked beans. Reduce the heat and simmer until tender, about 1 hour.
- Return stock and beans to a boil. Add ham bone, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, and bay leaves. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until vegetables are soft, about 1 hour. Add chopped ham, liquid smoke, and mustard powder. Stir and let simmer until flavors blend, about 30 more minutes.
- Remove ham bone from the soup. Season with salt and pepper before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 308 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 38 g |
| Cholesterol | 17 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 16 g |
| Protein | 19 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 1036 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 8 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I made this soup. I forgot to add the dry mustard, but it was a delicious one for sure. I used a bag of mixed beans, dried. I also boiled a ham bone when I softened the beans. After beans are almost done I added the veggies. I gave some to my friend and he said it was one of the best soups he’s had. I saved and will make this again.
This soup was awesome! The only variation I made was to add 8cups of broth. It was very thick with just the 6. Perfect with the 8. I’ll definitely make this again!
Delicious. Thanksgiving (Canadian haha) ham bone , fresh garden vegetables, onion, garlic, garlic scrapes, carrots, fresh beans from the garden, bay leaves, canned beans, black, mixed , navy . Simmer a hour to release the bone flavors. Added a tbsp. of apple cider vinegar to release the calcium from the bone…
Loved it! I didn’t add the mustard or liquid smoke, it still turned out very tasty. I had the ham bone from Honey Baked ham from Easter so maybe that helped make it very good. I had to boil the beans then soak for an hour before cooking since I forgot to soak them overnight. The beans were perfect. Anyway, try this out with your next ham bone.
My family loved this. It was amazing on a cold day.. It was too watery for what I wanted. I added cornstarch to the broth to make it a little thicker consistency….more like a stew and not like a soup. That was my only change. I would definitely make this again.
This was far better than I even anticipated and will definitely make this again. I used 3 cans of beans instead of dried-red kidney, great northern and black and it could have used one more. It was so quick and easy to make as well.
Delicious! I used a whole ham bone (from a spiral honeybaked ham) and it was wonderful! Will be making this again and again.
I didn’t have liquid smoke, but the ham was smoky enough for me. As per the directions on the 13 bean soup bag, I added a can of diced tomatoes and some chopped cabbage, We loved it!!
Easy and delicious. Did add some Tonys. Served with corn bread