Senate Soup

8 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Dried Navy Beans, Soaked Overnight
  • 1 whole Smoked Ham Bone
  • 2 whole Medium Idaho Potatoes, Peeled And Cut Up In Chunks
  • 1 whole Large Sweet Onion, Diced
  • 2 cloves Garlic, Minced
  • 1 teaspoon Tomato Paste
  • 6 cups Water, Plus Additional If Needed
  • Freshly Chopped Onion For Garnish

Directions

  1. 1
    1. Add soaked beans and their water to a large soup pot or crock pot. Add additional water till you get 6 cups of water. Add onions, garlic, smoked ham bone and tomato paste.
  2. 2
    2. Peel and cut up potatoes. In a separate saucepan, add the potatoes and enough water to cover them. Boil until very tender. Drain the potatoes and then mash them with a little water. Add mashed potatoes to the beans.
  3. 3
    3. Cook beans until very tender-on the stove top for 2-3 hours, in the crock pot on high for 3-4 hours, or in the crock pot on low for 6-8 hours. You may have to add additional water if the soup gets too thick.
  4. 4
    4. Serve with freshly chopped onions and Tabasco.

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