Ham Bone And Soup Bean Stew

Ingredients

• 1 lb soup beans
• 1 ham bone
• ½ cup chopped onion
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 can tomato sauce
• ½ cup diced potatoes
• 2 tsp minced parsley
• salt and pepper

Method

1. 1 Soak beans in water overnight, then drain.
2. 2 Add fresh water and ham bone to beans; cook slowly for 2 hours.
3. 3 Add onion, celery, potatoes, tomato sauce, parsley, salt, and pepper; simmer until vegetables are soft.
4. 4 Remove ham bone, trim meat, cut it up, and return to soup.