This is a wonderful comfort ... into an 8-quart soup pot on the stove. Add ham, ham hock, garlic, carrots, and liquid smoke. Fill the pot to ... thicken this wonderful soup!
Soak beans (separately) overnight. Finely ... fat from pork hock. Place garlic, onion, celery, ... water in large soup pot. Bring to simmer for ... are done (40 minutes).
Rinse beans with running cold ... stirring occasionally. Remove ham hocks; cut meat into small pieces and return to soup. Add the can of ... bay leaf. Serves 10-12.