Bean Soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb navy beans, dry
• 3 quarts water
• 1 ham bone, smoked or 1 hock (smoked)
• 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 1 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 cups celery & tops, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 cover beans with water in large pot or soup kettle and soak overnight.
• 2 rinse beans well and return to pot with ham bone and 3 quarts of water.
• 3 simmer, uncovered, for 2 hours.
• 4 add parsley, onions, garlic, celery and tops, salt and pepper.
• 5 simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour or until vegetables are tender.
• 6 remove ham bone, dice the meat, and add meat to soup.
• 7 serve hot.