Kitty's Original 10 Bean Soup

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (16 ounce) bag 15 bean soup mix or 1 (16 ounce) bag 10 bean soup mix, with cajun seasoning included
• 2 ham hocks
• 1 (12 ounce) can beer
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 2 -4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 can mexican-style tomatoes
• 1 can diced tomatoes and green chilies
• 1 lb hot polish sausage
• 1 lb raw boneless chicken breast

Recipe

• 1 sort and rinse beans.
• 2 combine beans, 7 cups water, beer, ham hocks, seasoning packet in large 6-8 quart pan.
• 3 bring to boil and reduce to a rapid simmer.
• 4 add chopped onions, celery, garlic and tomatoes to pan.
• 5 simmer, covered, for at least 2 hours.
• 6 remove ham meat, chop fine, and add rest of meat, cut into small chunks.
• 7 simmer for 1 hours more until beans are soft.
• 8 *mynotes: i did not use but about 4 cups of water, as we like it thicker.
• 9 and i had to cook it a long time, to get the big beans tender.