Angie's Bean Soup

I do a lot of cooking with 4 children and a husband that works out of our home, so I love trying new recipes.  Not too long ago I made my friend Angie's bean soup recipe.  Here's how I decide whether to make a recipe again... if my husband doesn't say anything about it, that means it's good and will be made again.  If he complains, I throw the recipe away.  When I made this recipe, he said it's the best bean soup he's ever had, and so  I thought I better document this rare occassion!  And, oops, I can tell by my ham picture that I didn't follow the directions very well! 

Here's the recipe:

2    cups chopped carrots
1    cup chopped onion
1.5 cups mixed beans
5    cups water
1.5 lbs ham hock/bone with meat
2    cloves minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Place uncooked beans on bottom of crock pot, cover with veggies and water.  Then add seasoning and ham.  Cover and cook on high for 6 - 7 hours or until beans are tender.  After cooking, pull the ham bone out and, when cool enough to handle, add the meat back into the soup. 

Notes:  I didn't add the seasoning, because I had extra juice from the ham.  And, the soup is thinner on the day you make it (this is the way my husband likes it) and  then the leftovers thicken after being refrigerated (this is the way I like it).

Enjoy!

Karin