Ingredients
500 g haricot beans, pre-soaked for 4 hours
600 g potatoes, peeled & cut in bite-sized chunks
2 large carrots, peeled & sliced in rounds
3 medium celery stalks, diced
2 shallots, fine diced
½ tsp thyme leaves or ¼ tsp dried thyme
½ tsp minced or ¼ tsp dried sage
1 ham bone
8 cups water
SIDS SALT & PEPPER to taste
1 baguette or loaf of crusty bread, sliced
Directions
Stir the beans, potatoes, carrots, celery, shallots, thyme, and sage together in a 7 litre slow cooker. Place the ham bone into the slow cooker and pour the water over the ingredients.
Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours.
Remove the ham bone with tongs and let rest on a rimmed baking tray or large plate until cool enough to handle. Pick the cooked meat off the bone, shred, and stir back into the soup.
Taste and add SIDS SALT & PEPPER if necessary. If your ham was smoked, the residual saltiness from the bone and the meat may be enough to season the soup on its own.
Serve with crusty bread, if desired.
