10 Bean Soup Mix
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
  • 1 lb. dried navy beans
  • 1 lb. dried pinto beans
  • 1 lb. dried Great Northern beans
  • 1 lb. dried green split peas
  • 1 lb. dried yellow split peas
  • 1 lb. dried black-eyed peas
  • 1 lb. dried lentils
  • 1 lb. dried baby lima beans
  • 1 lb. dried black beans
  • 1 lb. dried red beans
  • 1 lb. barley pearls
DIRECTIONS
  1. Divide into fourteen 2 cup packages.
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  3. RECIPE
  4. 2 c. soup mix
  5. 2 qt. water
  6. 1 ham hock
  7. 1 1/4 tsp. salt
  8. 1/2 tsp. pepper
  9. 1 (16 oz.) can whole tomatoes, cut
  10. up, juice & all
  11. 1 lg. onion, chopped
  12. 1 clove garlic, minced
  13. 1 chili pepper, coarsely chopped or
  14. 1/2 of a 10 oz. can Rotel tomatoes (optional)
  15. 1/4 c. chopped parsley (optional)
  16. 1/4 c. lemon juice (optional)
  17. Sort and wash 2 cups Bean Mix. Place in Dutch oven, cover with water 2 inches above beans, soak overnight. Drain beans. Add 2 quart water and mix first 3 ingredients. Cover and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer about 2 hours, or until beans are tender. Add remaining ingredients; simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove ham hock from soup, remove meat from bone, chop meat and return to soup. Yield 2 1/2 quarts.