Navy Bean Soup

Name: Navy Bean Soup
Ingredients: 4 lb. navy beans; water; 5 bunches green onions, finely chopped (both green and white portions); 1 c. pimento, finely diced; 3 lb. cooked ham, thinly sliced and very finely diced; salt to taste; pepper to taste; Beau Monde seasoning to taste

8 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

4 lb. navy beans
water
5 bunches green onions, finely chopped (both green and white portions)
1 c. pimento, finely diced
3 lb. cooked ham, thinly sliced and very finely diced
salt to taste
pepper to taste
Beau Monde seasoning to taste

Directions

1

Wash beans.
2

Place beans in 15-quart pot with water to just cover.
3

Boil the beans until very tender and soupy, adding water as needed, for approximately 4 hours.
4

Add remaining ingredients. Simmer for 1 hour.
5

May be frozen.
6

Makes 12 quarts.