French Market Soup

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 Ingredients:

• 2 cups dried beans — (mixed) washed & picked over
• 2 quarts water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 16 oz can tomatoes
• 1 large onion — chopped
• 1 clove garlic — minced
• 1 chili pepper — chopped OR 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• Chipotle powder , 2 drops liquid smoke flavoring, smoked ham hock or smoked sausage (adjust amount of Chipotle powder for your preferred tasting)

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients except liquid smoke in slow cooker. Cover. Cook on low for 8 hours. Turn to high and cook an additional 2 hours or until beans are tender. (This is where you would use the liquid smoke flavoring)Stir in liquid smoke flavoring.

**If you are using a smoked ham hock or smoked sausage, combine at the same time as all the other ingredients and remove ham hock when soup is done.