Italian Sausage And Potato Bisque Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lb sweet Italian sausage
1/2 cup onion, chopped
28 ounces tomatoes, diced
2 potatoes, diced (3 c.)
1/4 cup parsley, flat leaf, chopped
1 cup celery, diced
2 tablespoons celery, leaf chopped
2 cups beef stock
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon thyme (or to taste)
1/4 teaspoon black pepper (or to taste)
1 tablespoon lemon juice (or to taste)
1 tablespoon salt (or to taste, and held in reserve)

Preparation

Heat a 4 quart pot, and add the olive oil. On Medium heat, brown the sausage, breaking up the clumps. (If your sausage is fatty, you may need less oil.) Add onion and saute another 5 minutes or until the onion is translucent.
Add next 10 ingredients, tomatoes through lemon juice, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, about 40 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Add more lemon juice and the salt as needed.
Serve with a crusty bread. Freeze the left overs, if there are any.