Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1  bay leaf 
• 0.5 cup carrots sliced
• 0.5 cup celery sliced
• 2 cups ham diced
• 16 ounce navy beans dried
• 1 pinch ground pepper black
• 1  ham bone 
• 0.3 cup onion minced
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 7 cups water 

Equipment

• pot

Directions

1. Place rinsed beans into a large stock pot.
2. Add water and bring to a boil. Boil gently for 2 minutes; remove from heat, cover and let stand for 1 hour.
3. Add ham bone, cubed ham, onion, salt, pepper and bay leaves. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until beans are soft. Occasionally skim service of soup while it is cooking.
4. Add carrots and celery, cook until tender.
5. Remove ham bone, scrape any meat from bone and place back into soup and serve.