Maple and Bourbon Ham and Baked Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 
• 0.3 cup bourbon 
• 2  carrots diced
• 2 stalks celery diced
• 6 cups chicken stock see 
• 1  chipotle chili in adobo chopped
• 2 cups ham diced cooked
• 2 cloves garlic chopped
• 2 teaspoons ground mustard 
• 1  ham bone 
• 0.3 cup catsup 
• 0.3 cup maple syrup (or brown sugar)
• 2 tablespoons blackstrap molasses 
• 1 pound beans such as navy dried white picked over
• 1 tablespoon oil 
• 1 medium onion diced
• 4 servings salt and pepper to taste
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce 

Equipment

• frying pan
• blender

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a pan over medium-high heat, add the onion, carrots and celery and cook until tender, about 7-10 minutes.
2. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
3. Add the broth, white beans and ham bone, maple syrup, bourbon, ketchup, molasses, mustard, worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar and chipotle chili in adobo, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and let simmer, covered, until the beans are tender, about 1-2 hours.
4. Remove the bone, optionally puree some of the soup with a blender, add the ham and season with salt and pepper and remove from heat.