Bean Soup

Name: Bean Soup
Ingredients: 1 lb. pkg. Great Northern beans or pinto; 1 1/2 c. diced ham; 1 c. chopped onions; 3/4 c. chopped celery with tops; 5 tsp. chopped parsley; 1/4 tsp. garlic salt; 1/4 tsp. black pepper; 2 tsp. salt; 3 Tbsp. cooking oil or butter; 10 c. water; 2/3 c. mashed beans (for thickening)

11 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 lb. pkg. Great Northern beans or pinto
1 1/2 c. diced ham
1 c. chopped onions
3/4 c. chopped celery with tops
5 tsp. chopped parsley
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
2 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. cooking oil or butter
10 c. water
2/3 c. mashed beans (for thickening)

Directions

1

Rinse and sort beans.
2

Place in large, heavy soup kettle. Cover with water and start to cook over low fire.
3

Saute ham, celery, onion and garlic in oil; add to beans and cook about 2 hours.
4

If necessary, add water while cooking, then add other ingredients with the exception of the mashed beans and cook 10 minutes more.
5

If the soup is not thick enough, remove some of the beans and mash them and stir in.
6

Regardless, cook 10 minutes more. Makes 8 to 10 servings.
7

Freezes well.
8

Serve with green salad and corn bread.