My Favorite Navy Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1 pound Dried Navy Beans
• 1 whole Meaty Ham Bone
• 2-½ cups Celery, Chopped
• 2-½ cups Carrots, Grated Or Shredded
• 1 whole Onion, Chopped Or Shredded
• 1 Tablespoon Dried Parsley
• 2 cloves Minced Garlic
• ¼ teaspoons Tabasco
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• ¼ teaspoons Black Pepper

Preparation Instructions

Sort and wash the beans.

Add 6 cups water and soak beans overnight or about 8 hours (I always forget to do this before I go to bed so I ended up simmering the beans according to the package instructions, which takes about 2 to 2 1/2 hours).

Drain beans, add ham bone and cover with water. Cover, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour.

Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 1 hour until beans are tender.

Remove the bone. Chop up the ham and return the meat to the soup.

Enjoy!

I serve this with a good beer bread (recipe found here on Tasty Kitchen). Super easy, heavy bread that only takes 1 hour and no yeast!