Ham And Bean Soup Ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 pound dry navy beans, soaked overnight
• 4 quarts water
• 1 pound leftover ham bone with meat attached
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika

Recipe

• in a large stock pot, add water, ham bone and pre-soaked beans. bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until beans are close to soft.
• remove bone and cut off remaining meat. remove 1/3 of beans and mash with potato masher or food processor.
• return ham and beans back to stock pot and add onion, carrots, celery, garlic powder, pepper and paprika. if you are using dripping from a previously cooked ham add those now. simmer until vegetables are tender and serve.