SELWOOD HOCK ’N’ BEAN SOUP - Alabama Farmers Federation

Ingredients

• 2 cups dried bean mix (black bean, split pea, black-eyed pea, lentil, Northern, limas, kidney, pinto, etc.)
• Pinch of baking soda
• 1 Selwood smoked ham hock
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, sliced
• 3 carrots, sliced
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon basil leaves
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 quart crushed tomatoes