Ham Bone Soup
INGREDIENTS 1 Ham Bone 1 LB Dried Cannellini Beans (or 9 bean soup bean mix) 3 QT Chicken Stock 1 Yellow Onion, diced 1/4 tsp Garlic powder 2 Bay Leaves 1 Large Diced Carrot 1/2 Lemon Pepper to taste PREPARATION The night before, soak your dried beans in salted water. This will help flavor the beans all the way through, but is not necessary. The next day, combine Honey Baked Ham bone, chicken broth, yellow onion, garlic, soaked cannellini beans (or dry), and bay leaves to a large pot over high heat and bring contents to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for an hour or until beans are completely tender (if you used dry bean, this will take about 3 hours). Remove pot from heat, remove ham bone and set aside. Remove bay leaves from pot and discard. Once ham is cool enough to handle, shred the meat into small pieces, add back to the pot and discard the bone. Add carrots to the pot and bring back to a simmer. Cook for another 30 minutes or until carrots a...