Pickle Soup

• 1 tablespoon lard or oil
• 1 each onions finely diced
• 1 cup sauerkraut chopped
• 1 cup pickles, dill shredded
• 4 cups chicken broth low-sodium if desired
• 1 each ham hock
• 1 x salt to taste
• 1 x black pepper to taste

1. Heat the oil in a soup pot, add the onion and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
2. Add the sauerkraut, pickles, stock and ham hock.
3. Cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 45 minutes.
4. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
5. Remove ham hock and serve.
6. This soup is delicious when accompanied by sour cream and some fresh dill.

lard, onions, pickles, chicken broth, ham hock, salt, black pepper

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/pickle-soup-939 (may not work)