Comments on: Ham and Bean Soup Recipe (Stove Top, CrockPot, or InstantPot)

By: S Marsh

S Marsh — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 21:34:04 +0000

OY! Beans were too hard at 40 minutes. So, I turned it back on for 3 minutes, knowing that I had to run to take care of my grandson for a few hours. I figured it would just go to warm and be just fine. I set it for 3 HOURS. It still had an hour to go when I got back. Needless to say, it’s overdone. It’s not bad, it’s just not what I wanted. I think I probably got all the marrow out of that ham bone. 😉

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:47:48 +0000

In reply to Emily Johnson. That is SO weird. I'm going to think about this. If that is an issue for you though, I'd let them cook for 45 minutes and then let them sit 10 or 15 minutes at the natural pressure release before moving the valve to release the pressure. That few extra minutes should fix it.

By: Emily Johnson

Emily Johnson — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 01:50:43 +0000

So the first time I made this, it worked fine. Second time, beans were too hard (45 min on high). Any ideas?

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 12:41:36 +0000

In reply to Jesper. I'd soak your beans like you normally do and reduce the cooking time in the instant pot by half and see where that gets you! And I'd only drop the water/liquid by a cup or two, you'll still need quite a bit.

By: Jesper

Jesper — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 06:10:52 +0000

I’m concerned About lectines and antinutrients present in the beans. Usually you soak dried beans and then cook them for 15-20 min and then change the cooking water and then cook until water doesn’t foam anymore. How is the thought process with the instant pot way?

By: Victoria

Victoria — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 18:03:52 +0000

I’ll be using an instant pot. Thank you so much!!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:31:29 +0000

In reply to Victoria. Are you making it in the IP or slow cooker? For the slow cooker I'd just add extra water (enough for the right amount of rice) at the beginning and then add the rice an hour or so before it's done. For the IP I would cook it 5 minutes shy of the time listed, open it up, add the water and rice and cook for an additional 4 minutes with a 15 minute NPR. Does that help? Holler if you have more questions!

By: Victoria

Victoria — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:57:08 +0000

I’d like to add rice to this recipe. Any suggestions on the best way to do that?

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 20 May 2019 17:22:02 +0000

In reply to Denise Browning. Ooh, yes. That would be delicious with this soup. My cornbread recipe would be perfect with this!

By: Denise Browning

Denise Browning — Mon, 20 May 2019 16:44:06 +0000

The soup looks hearty and so delicious, Melissa! Cornbread would be a must for me to have with this soup.