What's For Dinner: Bean and Ham Soup

I found this recipe over at Fabulous Foods and modified it slightly.

What You Need:

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 carrots, diced
2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, minced
2 teaspoons thyme, minced
black pepper and salt to taste
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
3 bay leaves
1 can (15 ounces) diced tomatoes
32 oz chicken broth 
1 meaty ham bone
4 cups chopped ham
1 can black eyed peas

1 large 48 oz can white northern beans
1 can butter beans
1/3 cup half and half
1 tablespoon corn starch

Sauté onion, garlic, carrot in olive oil adding rosemary, thyme, sage, and basil with salt and pepper when onion is softened.

Add vinegar, tomatoes, stock, ham bone, and bay leaves. Simmer about 2 hours and add the beans and continue to simmer about 20 minutes.

Remove the ham bone and fat from ham adding any meat back to the pot. Whisk in corn starch and cream. Reheat and serve.

What You Get: