Holiday Spiral Ham and Lima Bean Soup

Name: Holiday Spiral Ham and Lima Bean Soup
Total time: 700
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 (16 ounce) package dried lima beans; 2 quarts water; 1 ham bone with meat; 1 large onion, sliced; 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (Optional); 1 teaspoon dry mustard; ½ teaspoon salt

Recipe by Mar-T-Mar from allrecipes.com

Dinner 12 Hr. 40 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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1 (16 ounce) package dried lima beans
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2 quarts water
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1 ham bone with meat
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1 large onion, sliced
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3 tablespoons brown sugar

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1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
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1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (Optional)
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1 teaspoon dry mustard
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½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Place lima beans in a large bowl and cover with several inches of water; soak 8 hours to overnight.
Bring water, ham bone, and onion to a boil in a pot. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until onion is tender, about 1 hour.
Drain and rinse lima beans and add to the pot with the ham bone. Add brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, dry mustard, and salt. Simmer, covered, about 2 hours. Uncover and continue simmering soup until beans are tender, about 30 minutes more.
Remove ham bone from soup; cut the meat into bite-sized pieces. Discard bone and return meat to the soup.