Ham Hock and Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 16 oz bag of northern beans
• 2 ham hocks
• 1 carrot diced
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 2 stalks celery diced
• garlic powder
• black pepper
• parsley
• 1 chicken bouillon
• a bit of red pepper flakes

Directions

1. Soak 16 oz bag of northern beans in water overnight. Drain off the old water and put beans in a big pot, fill with fresh water.
2. Add 2 ham hocks, 1 carrot diced, 1/4 cup diced onion, 2 stalks celery diced, garlic powder, black pepper, parsley, 1 chicken bouillon and a bit of red pepper flakes. Start off on high heat until water boils, then turn down to a simmer with lid on for 8 hours.
3. Then remove meat from ham hock, return to pot and eat.