[Psycom5k]

Here is my own recipe for Bean and Ham soup. I had this posted on my clan forum as a joke, but since this thread is going might as well...

Ingredients
1 16oz bag of dried beans, any kind is fine, but the Goya Ham Beans are best.
1 Large Onion
1 bag of baby carrots(or regular but I prefer baby)
4 sticks of celery
2 tbs chopped garlic
1-2 chicken boullian cubes(depending on taste and how many packages of ham flavor come with beans(sometimes2 sometimes 1))
1 big hamsteak (you can find them for between 1-3 dollars for 1)
1 package of kielbasa
1/2 lb of bacon(Cooked, dried with paper towels to remove access fat, and crushed or cut up into smaller peices(as big as you think is right)
Black Pepper To taste(Optional)
Liquid Smoke(any kind) a few drops.

*NOT NEEDED*
You can also add in any smoked pork product, like a smoked pork butt(I prefer to use this) or anything you will think is good in it.

Preperation

First, rinse the beans thouroughly to get rid of any dust on them, then put them in a pot with 2-3 inches of water ontop of them to boil, add in the ham flavor and boullian, let them boil half an hour and then remove from heat and cover, then let them sit for another half an hour.

Next prepare your meat and veggies, just cut them up into any size you see fit, set them aside to wait for the beans.

Cooking

Simply mix everything together and either cook in the same pot on a low heat covered until the beans and veggies are soft(beans will seem soft sometimes but feel grainy when eaten, they are not ready yet, beans must be soft as if you were eating canned beans.) Or you can cook it in a BIG crock pot for overnight(I suggest this because everything tastes alot better this way IMO)
*NOTE* If you are cooking this in the pot, make sure you start early in the morning otherwise it won't be ready by dinner time

Serving Suggestions

Adding some cheese (any kind you like) into your soupbowl with the soup makes a delicious cheezy sauce with your beans and ham.