Southwest Pinto Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb dried pinto bean
3 quarts water
2 lbs ham bone (with meat)
1 onion, cut into 8ths
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons spike seasoning
bouquet garni
2 bay leaves
6 peppercorns
1/2 teaspoon coriander seed
1 small dried chili, crushed
rice
1 cup long grain rice

Preparation

Soak beans for 2 hours, then drain.
Combine beans with 3 quarts water, soup bones, onion, garlic, salt, spike seasoning, and bouquet garni.
Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to simmer.
Let simmer for 80 minutes, then add the rice.
Let simmer until ham and beans are tender and rice is cooked (40 minutes).
Discard bouquet garni and bones.
Cut up the meat and return it to the soup.
Reheat and serve with flatbread.