Ham and Bean soup

(from Asaka’s recipe box)

Serves 6 people

Ingredients

  • 8 cups water
  • 1 pound Great Northern beans or navy beans
  • 2 cups cubed ham
  • 1 ham bone or ham hock, optional
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper or to taste
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 1 rib celery, chopped or sliced thinly
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce

Directions

  1. Bring water and beans to a boil; boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand 1 hour.

  2. Stir in ham, ham bone or hock, pepper, bay leaf, carrot and celery. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover, and simmer until beans are tender (skim foam from top), about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

  3. If soup is too thick, add a little water.

  4. Remove ham bone or ham hock (if used) and trim meat from bone. Return meat to soup with tomato sauce and salt; simmer for about 15 minutes longer. Remove bay leaf.

  5. m and bean soup serves 6.

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