Camellia's Senate Bean Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 package (2-pound) Camellia Brand Navy beans

  • 4 quarts  Hot Water

  • 1 each (1/2-pound)  Smoked Ham Hock

  • 1 each  Onion, chopped

  • 2 tablespoons Butter

  • To Taste Salt

  • To Taste Pepper 

Procedure

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Rinse and sort beans. Place beans in a large pot with hot water. Add ham hock to pot. Cover and simmer approximately three hours, stirring occasionally. Remove ham hock and set aside to cool. Dice meat and return to soup. In a skillet, sauté onion in butter. Add cooked onions to pot. Bring soup to a boil and season with salt and pepper.

This recipe is adapted from the Famous Senate Restaurant Bean Soup.