2 day Bean Chowder
2 day Bean Chowder

Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, 2 day bean chowder. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

2 day Bean Chowder is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. 2 day Bean Chowder is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook 2 day bean chowder using 16 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make 2 day Bean Chowder:
  1. Make ready 1 lb dry great northern beans
  2. Make ready 2 cup chopped onion
  3. Get 1 cup sliced celery
  4. Take 2 garlic cloves minced
  5. Get 3 tbsp butter
  6. Make ready 1 ham bone
  7. Get 1 packages cubed ham chunks (16 oz)
  8. Get 2 cup water
  9. Prepare 1 can chicken broth (14.5 oz)
  10. Prepare 1 can stewed tomatoes (14.5 oz)
  11. Prepare 1 Bay leaf
  12. Make ready 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  13. Take 1/2 tsp black pepper
  14. Get 1 cup whole milk
  15. Prepare 1 cup cream (half and half)
  16. Get 2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Steps to make 2 day Bean Chowder:
  1. Rinse and sort through beans to check for any small pebbles or debris.
  2. Place beans in a Dutch oven, add water to cover by 2 inches.
  3. Bring to boil, boil 2 min.
  4. Remove from heat, cover and let sit for 1 hour.
  5. Drain beans and place them in a separate bowl.
  6. In the Dutch oven sauté onion, celery and garlic in 3T butter until tender.
  7. Put beans back in Dutch oven along with ham bone, ham chunks, water, broth, tomatoes, bay leaf, ground cloves and pepper. ( below is a pic of soup mixture and the ham chunks I purchased at Wal-mart)
  8. Bring to boil then reduce heat and cover. Simmer for about 2 1/2 hrs. Until beans are soft.
  9. Remove ham bone and bay leaf.
  10. Let sit until cool enough to handle then chill in refrigerator overnight. (Just put the Dutch oven in fridge, no need to transfer to another container)
  11. Skim fat off of top. ( this pic shows the bottom half has been skimmed and top half still has fat layer. Just so you can see what you're needing to remove. )
  12. Stir in milk and cream. Cook on low until heated. (Do not allow to boil because of the milk and cream that have been added.)
  13. Just before serving stir in cheese.
  14. Remember, if you have leftovers and need to reheat, do not bring to boil.

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