Recipe: The Inn at New Berlin Union County Ham and Bean Soup with Rivels

UNION COUNTY HAM AND BEAN SOUP WITH RIVELS

FOR THE SOUP:
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced onion
1 cup diced celery
1 pound diced smoked ham
2 cups dried great northern beans, soaked overnight
3 quarts ham stock

FOR THE RIVELS:
1 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 egg

TO MAKE THE SOUP:
In heavy soup pot, melt butter over medium heat. Add carrots, onion, celery, and ham. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring.

Add beans and stock, bring to a boil, and simmer for 20 minutes.

TO MAKE THE RIVELS:
Combine flour, salt, pepper, and egg in medium mixing bowl. Break mixture apart into small pieces.

Add Rivels to simmering soup, and cook for an additional 35 minutes.

From: The Inn at New Berlin, New Berlin, Pennsylvania

Makes 6 to 8 servings
Source: The Great Country Inns of America Cookbook by James Stroman, Jennifer Wauson and Kevin Wilson