World's Best Bean Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups dry 18 bean soup mix
• 2 quarts water
• 1 ham hock
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1/4 chili powder
• 1 pint tomato
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 wash the beans and place in a dutch oven.
• 2 cover with water and soak overnight.
• 3 drain the beans and add the water, ham hock, salt and pepper.
• 4 cover and bring to a boil.
• 5 reduce heat and simmer 1 1/2 hours until beans are tender.
• 6 add the remaining ingredients.
• 7 simmer 30 minutes more, stirring occasionally.
• 8 remove ham hock from the soup.
• 9 remove from bone, chop and return meat to the soup.
• 10 serve with your favorite homemade bread.