Creole Style Bean Soup - Ontario Bean Growers

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups soaked and drained white pea beans (625 mL)
• 3 cups chicken broth (750 mL)
• 1/2 cup diced cooked ham or smoked sausage (125 mL)
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/4 tsp salt (1 mL)
• 1/8 tsp pepper (0.5 mL)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp thyme (5 mL)
• 2-3 drops hot pepper sauce (optional)
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce (5 mL)
• 1 can tomatoes (19 oz./540 mL)
• 1 can tomato paste (5 1/2 oz./156 mL)
• 1 tbsp dry mustard (15 mL)
• 1 pack frozen okra, partly thawed and sliced (300 g)
• 1 cup fresh or thawed, frozen shrimp (medium size) (250 mL)