Northern Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 c. water
2 lb. smoked pork hocks
1 Tbsp. salt
2 c. mashed potatoes
2 stalks celery (1/2-inch pieces)
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 large onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 medium carrots (1/2 pieces)
1 lb. beans

Preparation

Soak beans overnight or boil for 2 minutes and rinse well.
Add to beans, tomato sauce, pork hocks, onion, salt, pepper and garlic. Cover and simmer about 2 hours until done.
Remove pork hocks and trim off fat; cut pork in small pieces.
Add pork, celery, carrots and mashed potatoes to beans.
Cover and simmer until vegetables are done (45 minutes).