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Senate Bean Soup

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Senate bean soup with ham hocks and navy beans.

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound dried navy beans or great northern beans, washed and drained
  • 2 medium smoked ham hocks
  • 3 medium potatoes, cooked and mashed
  • 2 medium onions, chopped
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 2 large cloves garlic, minced
  • salt and pepper

Preparation:

Cover beans with water and bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour. Drain bean liquid into a bowl; measure and add enough water or broth to make 5 quarts; pour back into beans. Bring beans to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 2 hours, or until beans are very tender. Add ham hocks, potatoes, onions, celery and garlic, and continue to simmer for another hour. Remove ham hocks and cut up meat; return to soup. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Makes about 2 gallons or 8 quarts.

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5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Excellent NAVY beans....April 22, 2008By jmagoo999
"I made this recipe and used regular ham hocks (no smoke) and added parsley at the end. The navy bean flavor came through very well. Loved it. I emailed the recipe to friends."
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