Growing up, my momma would have called this poor people food- even though we were pretty much poor people. The irony is great. This needs to be served with golden cornbread and some pepper sauce or Tabasco.
Ingredients:
1 lb dry navy beans, washed & picked through
1 cup cubed smoked ham
½ cup yellow onion, chopped
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 bay leaf
water
Place beans in large pot. Cover beans with 6 cups of water and bring to a boil. Turn the temperature down and place a lid on the pot (if you have a ham bone add it in now). The beans should cook at a soft boil. Check and stir from time to time and make sure the beans have 2" - 2 1/2" of water covering beans. Add more water if necessary.
When beans are getting a little tender add the onions and ham. Replace the lid and simmer until soup is completely cooked. Add salt and pepper when ham, onions, and beans have cooked for 1/2 hour. Add salt and pepper to your taste. Seasoning depends on the salt content of the ham.
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