Ingredients
- 1½ cups washed dry beans
- 7 cups water
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 cup chopped ham or ham bone
- 1 teaspoon salt
Make it step by step
- Put beans in water and boil 2 minutes.
- Cover, remove from heat, and let stand 1 hour.
- Add chopped onion to beans.
- Bring to a boil and gently simmer 2 to 2½ hours, or until beans are tender.
- Add ham or ham bone and cook for 1 hour.
- Add more water if needed.
- 15 minutes before done, remove 1 cup beans, mash and return to soup (this will thicken soup).
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