Ham and Bean Soup – Unicoi Preserves

Ingredients

• 1 ham bone
• 2 cups chopped ham
• 16 oz. bag ham flavored multi bean soup mix, dry
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 tbsp. bacon fat or olive oil
• 1 tbsp. chopped garlic
• 14.5 oz. can stewed tomatoes, chopped
• foil packet of flavoring from ham bean pack
• black pepper, to taste