Best of Bridge Bean Soup

Submitted by lazyme

"This is from the Aces cookbook in the Best of Bridge series. My DH doesn't like beans and loves this soup. It takes a little time to prep, but it is worth it. It gets even better the next day."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 45mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 lb hot Italian sausage
• 2 smoked ham hocks or 2 -3 cups ham, cubed
• 3 potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 2 onions, diced
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 5 carrots, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 cup parsley, chopped
• 3 (14 ounce) cans kidney beans
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, chopped
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed

directions

1. Boil sausage to remove excess fat and cut into bite-sized pieces.
2. Skin pork hocks and remove excess fat.
3. Brown sausage and pork hocks in large heavy pot. Drain.
4. Add all other ingredients and add just enough water to cover. Bring to boil then reduce to simmer. Cover and continue to cook for 2 to 3 hours.
5. Remove pork hocks and cut meat into bite-sized pieces. Return meat to pot. Serve with crusty bread or cheddar beer bread.

Reviews

[angie_pangie]

Thank you, lazyme, for posting this great recipe! My dh and I really enjoyed this . . . of course my picky kids won't touch anything with veggies AND beans, but more for us! I just had another bowl for lunch and it is definitely better on day two! I used beans that were prepared from dried, instead of canned without any problems.