Mom's Ham and Bean Soup

I could not find the perfect recipe so this is my recipe that I came up with after comparing three different ones. I combined the ingredients that I liked and mom’s ham and bean soup was invented. Enjoy!

INGRIDIENT

1 ½ cups dried Great Northern beans

4 meaty ham hocks

5 cups water

1 ½ cups sliced celery

1 cup chopped onion

1 large carrot, chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

½ teaspoon dried thyme, or more to taste

¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 bay leaf

DIRECTION

Step: 1

Place Great Northern beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain water and transfer beans to a large stockpot.

Step: 2

Mix ham hocks, water, celery, onion, carrot, garlic, thyme, black pepper, and bay leaf with beans in the stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer until ham is coming off the bones, about 2 hours.

Step: 3

Remove ham hocks from soup. Cut meat from bones, discarding fat and bones. Return meat to the pot. Continue cooking until beans reach desired softness.

NUTRITION FACT

Per Serving: 397 calories; protein 25.1g; carbohydrates 25.3g; fat 21.5g; cholesterol 68mg; sodium 89.5mg.

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