Spanish Bean Soup (Garbanzo Bean Soup) - Vigo Foods

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons Vigo Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 3.5 ounces chorzo (Spanish sausage), sliced**
• 1 cup diced ham**
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon Alessi Garlic Puree
• 1/2 green bell pepper, diced
• 6 cups chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
• 1 ham hock**
• 5 small potatoes, diced
• 2 29oz cans garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
• 3-4 bay leaves
• pinch of Vigo Saffron
• 1 package Vigo Flavoring & Coloring
• fresh ground Vigo Sea Salt and Black Peppercorns, to taste
• hot sauce (optional)