Southern Bean Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup dried beans, covered with cold water and soaked overnight
• 6 cups ham stock or 6 cups ham stock
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 3/4 cup onion, peeled and chopped
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• salt and pepper
• lemon slice
• 2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and sliced (optional)

Recipe

• 1 drain beans; place in stockpot and add ham broth.
• 2 add celery and onion;p cook slowly until beans become soft.
• 3 strain; press beans through a sieve or mash.
• 4 if necessary, add more water in order to have five cups of soup.
• 5 blend butter, flour, salt and pepper; stir into hot bean broth slowly and simmer until thickened.
• 6 serve hot with slices of lemon and hard cooked eggs.