Hillbilly many bean soup
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ---- BEAN MIX ------ | ||
| Go to the supermarket with | ||
| A bulk section or natural | ||
| Foods co-op. Buy equal | ||
| Quantities of every dried | ||
| Bean you see: lentils, split | ||
| Peas,calico, aduki, orange | ||
| Lentils, any and all! When | ||
| You get home, mix all the | ||
| Beans fearlessly. Ten | ||
| Varieties is the min, 16 - | ||
| 20 is not uncommon. ---- HERB MIX -------- | ||
| ½ | cup | DRIED PARSLEY |
| ¼ | cup | + 2 T dried summer savory |
| ¼ | cup | Cumin seeds |
| 2 | tablespoons | Ea. fennel seeds, caraway |
| Seeds, dill seeds, cracked | ||
| Coriander seeds, sweet basil | ||
| And dried chervil | ||
| 1 | tablespoon | Ea. celery seeds, dried |
| Thyme (lemon thyme, if | ||
| Available), lavender, sweet | ||
| Marjoram | ||
| ½ | teaspoon | To 1 t cayenne pepper mix it all and store -- --------- SOUP ---------- |
| 2 | cups | Bean Mix, washed |
| 7 | cups | Any well-flavored vegetable or chicken stock, or water if using soup bone |
| 1 | Soup bone, such as a bone from smoked ham, cured pork shoulder, or ham hock | |
| 1 | Bay leaf | |
| 1 | Fresh or dried chili | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Herb Mix |
| 1 | large | Onion |
| 2 | larges | Cloves garlic, pressed or more if you like |
| Salt and plenty of fresh ground black pepper | ||
| 1 | can | Whold tomatoes with their juice, coarsely pereed in a food processor |
| 1 | medium | Carrot, scrubbed or peeled and sliced |
| 1 | Rib celery with leaves, sliced | |
| 2 | mediums | Potatoes, scrubbed and finely diced |
| 4 | ounces | Fresh green beans, trimmed and sliced |
| 2 | teaspoons | Pickapeppa or Worcestershire |
| 1 | dash | Honey |
| Minced fresh parsley or other green herb, for garnish | ||
Directions
1. In a large heavy soup pot, soak the beans in stock or water to cover overnight. (If using chicken stock, refrigerate) 2. The next day add enough of the remaining stock or water to cover the beans by 1 or 2 inches. Add the soup bone if using, the bay leaf, and chili. Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat to very low and let simmer, covered, until the beans are tender, 1 to 3 hours depending on the type of bean.
3. Add the remaining ingredinets except the parsley. Simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
4. If using the suup bone, take it out, bick off any meat that clings to the bone, and return it to the soup. Take out the bay leaf and chili. mash a couple cups of beans against the side of the pot with a wooden spoon to thicken the soup slightly. Serve hot, garnished with the parsley. This suop is even better the next day.
From: The Dairy Hollow House / Soup & Bread, page 191 Submitted By BRENT WILLIAMS On 11-21-94