Old-Fashioned Navy Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. navy beans
1 carrot, finely diced
2 stalks celery, finely cut
1 medium onion, finely cut
3 tomatoes
1 lb. ground beef
2 medium potatoes, cubed

Preparation

Soak beans in cold water overnight.
Saute carrots, onion and celery to a golden color in heavy kettle or Dutch oven.
Brown ground beef and drain.
To the vegetables in kettle, add 1 gallon water or stock, if available.
Add 2 medium raw, cubed potatoes and ground beef.
Simmer 3 to 4 hours.
Peel the tomatoes; cut up and add to soup.
Salt and pepper.
Yields 8 servings.