French Market Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb dry beans, for soup
• 8 cups water
• 2 ham hocks
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 chili pepper, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 16 ounces crushed tomatoes
• 1/4 cup lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 wash beans and soak overnight.
• 2 drain off water.
• 3 place beans in dutch oven with next 7 ingredients.
• 4 bring to a boil.
• 5 cover and simmer 60-90 minutes until beans are tender.
• 6 take out ham hocks, chop ham and return to soup.
• 7 add tomatoes and lemon juice.
• 8 simmer for 10 minutes.
• 9 delicious with cornbread!