10 Bean Soup Mix
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
- Divide into fourteen 2 cup packages.
- This is a nice Christmas gift with recipe attached.
- RECIPE
- 2 c. soup mix
- 2 qt. water
- 1 ham hock
- 1 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1 (16 oz.) can whole tomatoes, cut
- up, juice & all
- 1 lg. onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 chili pepper, coarsely chopped or
- 1/2 of a 10 oz. can Rotel tomatoes (optional)
- 1/4 c. chopped parsley (optional)
- 1/4 c. lemon juice (optional)
- 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.