Homemade Bean Soup

Name: Homemade Bean Soup
Ingredients: 1 lb. pea navy beans; 2 pieces celery, diced; 1/4 lb. lean ham, diced; salt and pepper to taste; 2 carrots, diced; 1 large onion, diced; 3 Tbsp. butter or margarine

7 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 lb. pea navy beans
2 pieces celery, diced
1/4 lb. lean ham, diced
salt and pepper to taste
2 carrots, diced
1 large onion, diced
3 Tbsp. butter or margarine

Directions

1

Rinse beans thoroughly.
2

Put beans in a large cooking pan. Cover with water, about 3/4 to the top of the pan. Add carrots, celery, onion and ham. Cook on medium heat about 1 1/2 hours.
3

Add butter, salt and pepper.
4

Cook 1 hour longer or until beans are done.
5

You can cook with lid on or off pan.
6

You may need to add more water while cooking.
7

Add more water to make as thin as you want the juice to be.