Amish Bean Soup
This is a wonderful warm soup to warm the heart in these last cold days of winter. Being in wisconsin, warm soup is always a welcome thing. This is a very simple amish soup, so it has very simple ingredients. It's perfect for a beginner cook or someone like me who just wants something easy.
Steps
Boil the beans in the water for 2 minutes before removing them from the heat to let stand for 1 hour.
Add the ham bone , garlic and bay leaf to the beans , and cover and simmer them for 2 hours or until the ingredients are almost tender.
Add the vegetables and salt and pepper to taste , and simmer them for 1 hour longer.
Remove the ham bone , cut off the meat and dice it to add to the beans.
Reheat the soup almost to boiling , then remove the bay leaf.
Ingredients
dried navy beans, water, ham bone, garlic clove, bay leaf, potato, celery, onion, carrot, salt and pepper