Senate Bean Soup

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Ingredients

1/2 pound yellow eye or navy beans, soaked and drained
one 1 1/2 pound ham hock, cut crosswise into 3 or 4 pieces (you can ask your butcher to cut the ham hock for you)
6 cups water
1 bay leaf
1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped
4 celery stalks with leaves, chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, plus more for garnishing
salt and freshly ground pepper