Name: Mom's Ham and Bean Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Dried great northern beans - 1 ½ cups; Meaty ham hocks - 4; Water - 5 cups; Sliced celery - 1 ½ cups; Chopped onion - 1 cup; Carrot, chopped - 1 large; Garlic, minced - 3 cloves; Dried thyme, or more to taste - ½ teaspoon; Freshly ground black pepper - ¼ teaspoon; Bay leaf - 1

Ingredients for - Mom's Ham and Bean Soup

1. Dried great northern beans 1 ½ cups

2. Meaty ham hocks 4

3. Water 5 cups

4. Sliced celery 1 ½ cups

5. Chopped onion 1 cup

6. Carrot, chopped 1 large

7. Garlic, minced 3 cloves

8. Dried thyme, or more to taste ½ teaspoon

9. Freshly ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon

10. Bay leaf 1

How to cook deliciously - Mom's Ham and Bean Soup

1 . Stage

Place Great Northern beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain water and transfer beans to a large stockpot.

2 . Stage

Mix ham hocks, water, celery, onion, carrot, garlic, thyme, black pepper, and bay leaf with beans in the stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer until ham is coming off the bones, about 2 hours.

3 . Stage

Remove ham hocks from soup. Cut meat from bones, discarding fat and bones. Return meat to the pot. Continue cooking until beans reach desired softness.