Old Fashioned Turnip Green Soup with Black Eyed Peas

I love to cook and I love to try different foods, my husband and I usually have a garden every summer so I put up/can lot of my tomatoes and green beans. We love to eat fresh veggies and share when we have plenty!

subheading: Broth:

1 smoked ham hock, around 1 to 1.5 lbs or a smoked turkey leg, smoked bones, etc

10 cups water or more to cover

1 small onion halved

1 bay leaf

subheading: Soup:

1 small leek washed and diced ½ inch

1 small yellow onion diced ½ inch

2 ribs of celery diced ½ inch

3 large cloves garlic finely chopped

4 tablespoons of cooking olive oil or bacon grease separated

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1 small russet potato (3 oz) peeled and diced ½ inch

1 bunch turnip greens (12 oz)

¾ cup dried black eyed peas great northern beans or white beans

1 teaspoon dried thyme or 1 tablespoon fresh roughly chopped

8 oz sliced andouille sausage optional

8 cups chicken broth or smoked meat stock

Directions at foragerchef.com

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