Corn Soup with Potatoes and Smoked Ham Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup lard
• 1 1/2 cups diced smoked ham steak (about 8 ounces)
• 1 cup chopped white onion
• 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 cups fresh corn kernels (cut from about 4 ears of corn) or 2 cups frozen corn kernels
• 1 10-ounce smoked ham hock
• 1 medium Yukon Gold potato, peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 5 cups water