French Market Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups of soup mix
2 quarts of water
1 large ham hock
1 (16 oz) can whole tomatoes, undrained and coarsely chopped
1 1/2 cups onion, chopped
3 Tbsp lemon juice
1 chile pepper, coarsely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Preparation

Sort and wash soup mix; place in Dutch oven.
Cover with water 2 inches above soup mix; let soak 8 hours.