Best Of Bridge Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb hot Italian sausage
2 smoked ham hocks or 2 -3 cups ham, cubed
3 potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 onions, diced
3 stalks celery, chopped
5 carrots, diced
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 cup parsley, chopped
3 (14 ounce) cans kidney beans
1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, chopped
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 garlic cloves, crushed

Preparation

Boil sausage to remove excess fat and cut into bite-sized pieces.
Skin pork hocks and remove excess fat.
Brown sausage and pork hocks in large heavy pot. Drain.
Add all other ingredients and add just enough water to cover. Bring to boil then reduce to simmer. Cover and continue to cook for 2 to 3 hours.
Remove pork hocks and cut meat into bite-sized pieces. Return meat to pot. Serve with crusty bread or cheddar beer bread.