Bean And Ham Soup

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• 7 cups water
• 1 lb dried navy beans or 1 lb great northern bean
• 2 cups cubed cooked ham
• 1 ham bone
• 1 chopped onion
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 dash pepper
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 put water and beans in a large soup pot and bring to a boil. boil for 5 minutes then turn off burner and cover pot. let the soup soak for 1-2 hours. (see other option).
• 2 (option 2: soak beans overnight in 7 cups of water. in the morning drain off water and rinse beans. return beans to pot and add 6 cups of water. add more or less water to your liking.).
• 3 add the rest of the ingredients and bring to boil. lower heat to simmering and cover pot. cook for 1 1/2 hours, until beans are tender. add water while cooking to keep soup to your desired consistency.
• 4 remove bone from soup. cut any meat from the bone and add it it the soup.