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Old-Fashioned Bean with Ham

Course : Pork
Serves: 6

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Ingredients:

1 pound Great northern beans -- rinsed and drained

2 pounds smoked ham hocks

1 large onion -- chopped

4 cloves garlic

1 piece bay leaf

1 medium potato -- pared and cubed

2 ribs celery -- finely chopped

1 large carrot -- shredded

2 tablespoons fresh parsley -- minced

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 pound Great northern beans -- rinsed and drained

2 pounds smoked ham hocks -- about 2 hocks

1 large onion -- chopped

4 cloves garlic -- minced

1 piece bay leaf

1 medium potato -- pared and cubed

2 ribs celery -- finely chopped

1 large carrot -- shredded

2 tablespoons fresh parsley -- minced

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Preparation / Directions:

In a large soup pot, combine beans and 2 1/2 quarts of water. Discard any beans that float to the surface. Bring to a boil, cover, continue to boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat and allow pot to stand, covered, 1 hour. Add ham hocks, onion, garlic and bay leaf. Cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 2 hours. Add potatoes, celery, carrot and parsley. Cover and continue simmering, at least 1 hour or longer (all day if you wish). Remove ham hocks and bay leaf with a slotted spoon. Separate meat from fat and bones, dice meat and return to the soup. Discard fat and bones. Season with black pepper. DO NOT FREEZE THIS SOUP!!!!

Nutritional Information:

490 Calories (kcal); 15g Total Fat; (27% calories from fat); 34g Protein; 55g Carbohydrate; 80mg Cholesterol; 76mg Sodium

Old-Fashioned Bean with Ham

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