ham hock soup

Ingredients For ham hock soup

• 5 clove

  garlic
• 3

  ham hocks, about 1.5 pounds
• 3

  celery ribs (or stalks, whichever term you use)
• 3 md

  red potatoes, cubed
• 2 qt

  water
• 1 md

  yellow onions, chopped chunky
• 1/2 stick

  butter, unsalted
• 1/2 lb

  baby carrots, halved
• 1/2 bunch

  chives, chopped
• SEASONINGS (CAN BE TO TASTE, THIS IS WHAT I USE)
• 2 tsp

  salt
• 1 tsp

  white ground pepper
• 1 tsp

  ground thyme
• 1 tsp

  italian seasoning
• 1

  packet sazon goya, cilantro & tomato
• 1/2 tsp

  smoked paprika
• 1/2 tsp

  whole cumin, dried