Vegetable Soup with Fennel - Lidia

Ingredients

• 2 cups Great Northern white beans
• 2 fresh pork backs
• 2 large Idaho potatoes, peeled
• 2 large carrots
• 5 fresh bay leaves
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped fine
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup chopped peeled tomatoes
• 1 pound spinach, shredded
• 1 pound Swiss chard, shredded
• 10 ounces corn kernels
• 10 ounces fresh peas
• 1 pound fennel, diced fine
• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste