Recipe - Kittys Original 10 Bean Soup

1 pack (16 oz) 15 or 10 Bean Soup
mix; with Cajun Seasoning
included
2 Ham hocks or One half pound ham
steak
1 cn (12 oz) beer
2 cup Chopped onions
2 cup Chopped celery
2 Cloves garlic; chopped, (up
to 4)
1 cn Stewed Mexican tomatoes
1 cn Diced tomatoes and chilies
1 pound Hot Polish Sausage
One half pound Raw; boneless chicken breast

Sort and rinse beans. Combine beans, 7 cups water, beer, ham hocks,
seasoning packet in large 68 quart pan. Bring to boil and reduce to a
rapid simmer. Add chopped onions, celery, garlic and tomatoes to pan.
Simmer, covered, for at least 2 hours. Remove ham meat, chop fine, and add
rest of meat, cut into small chunks. Simmer for 1 One half hours more until
beans are soft.

*My notes: I did not use but about 4 cups of water, as we like it thicker.
And I had to cook it a long time, to get the big beans tender.

Luscious soup.

Posted to TNT Recipes Digest by "Carol Burciaga" burciaga@bellsouth.net
on Mar 6, 1998