Tanzanian Bean Soup Recipe with Pork, Bacon, and Vegetables

Ingredients

• 200 g sugar beans
• 3 mutton or pork shanks or 1 ham bone with some meat on it
• 3 rashers rindless bacon, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 liters cold water
• 30 ml butter or margarine
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 1 medium carrot, thinly sliced
• 15 ml salt
• 2 ml milled pepper