White Bean Soup Recipe

An excellent white bean soup recipe for the coming fall

• Meal Type: Soup
• Ethnicity: Other
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: Over 1 hour, less than 1 day

Ingredients

• 1 lb Navy beans; dry
• 1 Ham bone or hock; smoked
• 1 c Onions; finely chopped
• 2 c Celery &tops; finely chopped
• 1/2 ts Pepper
• 3 qt Water
• 2 tb Parsley; chopped
• 1 Garlic clove, minced
• 1 1/2 ts Salt

Directions

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.