White Bean Soup With Ham - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb smoked ham hock, about
3 cups dried small white beans, rinsed and picked over
12 12 cups vegetable stock or 12 cups water
2 medium onions, quartered
salt and pepper

Preparation

Put smoked ham hock, beans, and liquid together in large saucepan.
Turn heat on to medium high.
Add onions.
Bring mixture to a boil.
Turn heat down to medium low and cover with tilted lid to only cover partially.
Cook, stirring occasionally until beans are very soft and meat is falling apart at least one hour.
Turn off heat.
Remove meat and chop it up if desired and return to pot.
Serve with cornbread.
Yummy!