Soups: Old Hampton Store Soup

By JoFClark

Ingredients

• 2 cups Old Hampton Store Soup Mix
• 2 quarts water
• 1 ham hock
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 16 ounce can whole tomatoes, undrained and coarsely chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 chili pepper, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice

Details

Servings 3

Preparation

Step 1

Sort and wash 2 cups beans from mix, place in bean pot, preferably cast iron). Cover with water a few inches above beans; and soak overnight. Drain beans, add water, ham hock, salt and pepper. Cover and bring to a boil; reduce heat, simmer 1 1/2 hours or until beans are tender. Add remaining ingredients, simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove ham hock. Pick meat from one, chop and return to soup.