basic bean soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 pound dry great northern beans
• 8 cups water
• 12 baby carrots
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 pound chopped ham
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• salt and pepper to taste

Recipe

• in a large bowl, combine the beans with the water, cover and let soak overnight.
• in a large pot over medium high heat, combine the soaked beans with water, carrots, onion and ham. add more water to cover all, if necessary. bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and let simmer for 4 to 6 hours. add ketchup just to get desired color. season with salt and pepper to taste.