Ham and Bean Soup

• 1 lb dried great northern beans
• 1 ham bone, with some ham on it
• 2 tablespoons ham soup base
• 10 cups water
• 3 carrots, diced
• 3 stalks celery, diced
• 1 cup diced onion
• 1 bay leaf
• 14 teaspoon black pepper
• 12 teaspoon louisiana hot sauce
• 4 cups cubed ham

1. Rinse beans and soak in water overnight.
2. Drain beans and rinse again.
3. Add water, ham bone, ham base, carrots, celery, onions, bay leaf, and black pepper to soup pot and bring to a boil over high heat.
4. Turn heat down and simmer for 2-3 hours.
5. Remove ham bone.
6. Use hand blender to make soup smoother but still chunky.
7. Add ham and hot sauce and simmer for another half hour or so.
8. Remove bay leaf and serve.

beans, ham bone, ham soup base, water, carrots, stalks celery, onion, bay leaf, black pepper, hot sauce, cubed ham

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/ham-and-bean-soup-368177 (may not work)