Lunch: Mom's Ham and Bean Soup

Recipe by BIGLERMOM I could not find the perfect recipe so this is my recipe that I came up with after comparing three different ones. I combined the ingredients that I liked and mom's ham and bean soup was invented. Enjoy!

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups dried Great Northern beans
4 meaty ham hocks
5 cups water
1 1/2 cups sliced celery
1 cup chopped onion
1 large carrot, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, or more to taste
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 bay leaf

Instructions

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.
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.
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.

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