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Hearty Meaty Ham Bone Soup

A home-style 1lb dried white beans (Great Northern or navy) made with Water To Soak, Meaty Ham Bone Or Smoked Ham Hocks, Qts Water To Cook, Medium Onions Chopped Fine, and Garlic Minced. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

Ingredients

• Water To Soak
• 1
• 3
• 3
• 3 clove
• 3 stalk
• 1/4 cup
• 1 cup
• 1/4

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Snippets of parsley or chives to garnish (optional)

2. 2

   Rinse and sort beans, and soak overnight in water to cover.

3. 3

   Drain beans and place in 5qt. soup kettle with the ham bones.

4. 4

   Add 3qts.

5. 5

   COLD water.

6. 6

   Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer over low heat for 2 hours.

7. 7

   Skim if necessary.

8. 8

   In the meantime, chop onions, garlic, celery and parsley.

9. 9

   When beans and meat have cooked 2 hours, add chopped vegetables and potato to the pot.

10. 10

    Simmer 1 hour longer, or until beans are tender. Season with salt and pepper.

11. 11

    Remove bones and meat from soup.

12. 12

    Die meat into 1/2-inch pieces and return to pot.

13. 13

    Discard bones.

14. 14

    Reheat soup to serve.

15. 15

    Garnish with parsley or chives.