complicated bean soup

How To Make complicated bean soup

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  Put 3 quarts of water into your crock-pot and turn it on the high setting.
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  Put the ham bone into the water.
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  3

  Rinse the beans in warm water and pour off any floating things. Do this a few times until the water runs clear. Add the beans to the water in the crock pot.
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  4

  Add the chopped celery and the carrots.
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  5

  Add the chopped onion, peppercorns and the bay leaves.
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  6

  Cook on high for an hour and turn the crock pot to low and cook an additional 5 hours.
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  7

  Take the ham bone and meat out and let it cool. Get the bones out and chop the meant into small pieces. Add them back to the soup.
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  8

  Add the can of tomatoes with chilies and the chopped parsley. Turn the crock pot to high and cook for 15 minutes until heated through.
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  Serve with a drizzle of olive oil and some soft corn tortillas to soak up the soup or some corn chips.
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