Ham And Bean Soup I

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 pound italian sausage
• 2 smoked ham hocks
• 3 potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 3 stalks celery, chopped, with leaves
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley
• 3 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 cloves crushed garlic

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 10 mins

Ready Time: 3 hrs 30 mins


• boil sausage to remove excess fat, and cut into bite-size pieces.
• skin ham hocks, and remove excess fat. in a large pot, brown sausage and ham hocks over medium heat. drain off excess fat.
• add potatoes, celery, parsley, beans, tomato sauce, tomatoes, salt, pepper, chili sauce, bay leaves, garlic, and worcestershire sauce to the meat; add just enough water to cover. bring to boil, then reduce to simmer. cover, and continue to cook for 2-3 hours.
• remove ham hocks and cut meat into bite-size pieces. return meat to pot. serve.