Simple Bean Soup With Ham Bone

• navy beans↗1 lb
• water↗3 quarts
• ham bone, meaty↗1
• celery, chopped↗1 cup
• onion, chopped↗1
• carrots, sliced↗4
• salt↗1 tablespoon
• pepper, to taste↗

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Simmer beans in water with ham bone for 2 hours.

2. 2

   Add other ingredients, simmer 2 hours, until beans are tender.

3. 3

   Remove meat from bone, discard bone.