Basque Potato Soup

By gpawilson

Ingredients

• 1 lb Italian sausage sliced in about 1/2 inch pieces.
• 1/2 C chopped onion
• 2 cans (1 lb ea) tomatoes
• 4 small potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1/4 C chopped parsley
• 1 C diagonally sliced celery
• 2 TBS chopped celery leaves
• 1 12 C water
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 1 medium bay leaf
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp dried leaf thyme
• 14 tsp pepper
• 1 TS lemon juice

Preparation

Step 1

Heat a large, heavy greased pan over moderate heat. Add sausage. Cook over moderate heat until sausage is brown on all sides. Add onion during the last few minutes cooking time. Drain off grease. Cut tomatoes in small pieces. Add tomatoes and their liquid, potatoes, parsley, celery, celery leaves, water, bouillon cubes, bay leaf, salt, thyme, pepper and lemon juice. Mix well. Bring mixture to boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered about 40 minutes or until potatoes are done. Remove bay leaf.

Note: This recipe is easily adapted to slow cooker/crock pot cooking.