White Bean Soup — Robert St. John

Ingredients

• ¼ cup Bacon fat
• 3 cup Onion, diced
• 3 cup Carrot, diced
• 3 cup Celery, diced
• ½ cup White wine
• ½ cup Ham, diced
• 2 tsp Poultry Seasoning
• 2 tsp RSJ Herb Blend
• 2 tsp RSJ Seasoning Blend
• 1 Tbl Worcestershire sauce
• 2 Tbl Kosher salt
• 2 tsp Hot sauce
• 1 tsp White pepper
• 1 15 oz. can white navy beans, drained, rinsed and pureed with 4 c. pork stock
• 5 15 oz. can white navy beans, drained, rinsed, kept whole
• 2 cup Pork stock
• ¼ cup Pesto
• Reserved hock meat from Pork Stock recipe