My Favorite Navy Bean Soup

Ingredients: 1/4 teaspoon black pepper,3 cups shredded (grated) carrots,3 cups chopped celery,1 pound dried navy beans,1 tablespoon dried parsley,2 cloves minced garlic,1 meaty ham bone,1/4 teaspoon tobasco sauce (I use cayenne pepper if I am out of tobas,1 inch onion chopped (or shredded with carrot food processor),1/4 teaspoon Salt
Instructions:

1. Sort and wash beans –
2. Add 6 cups water and soak beans overnight or 8 hours (I always forget to do this before I go to bed so I ended up simmering the beans per package instructions, takes about 2 – 2 1/2 hours)
3. Drain beans, add ham bone and cover with water
4. Cover, bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 1 hour
5. Add remaining ingredients, simmer 1 hour until beans are tender
6. Remove bone
7. Chop ham and return meat to soup

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