Senate Bean Soup

• 1 1/2 c. dry Great Northern beans
• 1 qt. water (for soaking overnight)
• 1 smoked ham hock
• 1 medium potato, finely diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 1/2 c. celery, diced
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• salt and pepper to taste
• chopped parsley

1. Soak beans overnight in 1 quart water.
2. For quick soak, bring beans and water to a boil.
3. Boil 2 minutes.
4. Cover and let stand 1 hour.
5. Then continue with recipe.
6. Drain beans and measure liquid. Add enough water to make 2 quarts.
7. Place soaked beans, water and ham hock in kettle.
8. Cover and simmer 2 hours.
9. Add potato, onion, celery and garlic powder.
10. Simmer 1 hour.
11. Remove ham hock and cut up meat.
12. Remove 1 cup beans and some liquid and puree in blender. Return meat and pureed beans.
13. Heat; season to taste with salt and pepper.
14. Sprinkle with parsley.

dry great northern beans, water, hock, potato, onion, celery, garlic powder, salt, parsley

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=725902 (may not work)