Rinse and soak pinto beans, kidney beans, black-eyed beans, split peas, lentils, pearl barley and uncooked rice overnight. Take 2 cups of bean soup mix.
Cook beans in 3 to 4 quarts of water with soup bone, onion, clove of garlic, can green chilies and tomatoes, salt and pepper.
Cook until beans are done, 2 to 4 hours.
Sprinkle with grated cheese and serve with hot buttered cornbread.
To make Bean Soup Mix: Combine yellow split peas, green
Place 15-bean soup mix in a large bowl and cover with several inches of cool water; soak in refrigerator 8 hours to overnight. Drain and rinse.
Place 15-bean soup mix, ham bone, cooked ham, chicken broth, water, onion, carrots, great Northern beans, garlic, black pepper, salt, and bay leaf in a slow cooker; stir to combine. Cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours.
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Add the
Combine bean soup mix, bay leaves, oregano, chicken stock, and enough water to cover the beans by 1\" to 2 \" in crock pot.
Cook on high for 2 hours.
Add remaining ingredients and shift cooker to low. Cook for additional 3 hours.
For more zing, add cayenne or crushed red pepper when adding second set of ingredients.
Serve this as a complete meal or over rice if desired.
Freezes well.
Measure 1 1/2 cups of bean mixture and 1 tablespoon of salt. Wash and soak bean mixture with 1 tablespoon of salt for 3 hours. Drain.
Add ham bone or 1 1/2 pounds of ham scraps.
Boil for 3 hours or until tender in 3 quarts of water.
Add 1 (No. 2) can tomatoes, 1 large chopped onion, one (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies and 1 clove of crushed garlic.
Add salt and Tabasco sauce to taste.
Add 1 bay leaf and juice of 1 lemon.
Simmer 30 minutes.
*Beans can be bought with spice packet included, called bean soup mix.
Set aside the soup mix seasoning packet and put the
Wash soup mix and place in large pot.
Cover with water 2 inches above beans.
Soak overnight; drain.
Add 2 quarts of water, ham hocks, salt, pepper and bouillon cubes.
Bring to a boil, covered, and simmer 1 1/2 hours or until beans are tender. Add tomatoes, onion, garlic, hot pepper and lemon juice.
Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring often.
Remove ham hocks, debone and return to soup.
Yields 2 1/2 quarts.
Clean and wash the bean soup mix.
Place in a large pan. Cover with water to two-inches over the beans.
Soak overnight. Drain beans; add the 2-quarts water, ham hock, salt and pepper. Cover and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until beans are tender.
Add remaining ingredients and simmer for an additional 50 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove the ham hock from the soup and remove the meat from the bone.
Chop meat and return to the soup.
BEAN-BARLEY SOUP MIX: In a bowl combine about
(For the bean mix you can add to or
eans.
Place in large soup pot and cover with 6
Place beans in the pot with hock/fatback. Add 4-5 cups water; let simmer 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Brown hamburger with onion; drain off fat and add to bean pot.
Stir in mushrooms, tomatoes and Worcestershire.
Bring to a boil.
Season if necessary.
Pour into large casserole dish bake at 350\u00b0F for one hour, topping with cheese during last 20 minutes.
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chili powder to the soup for a change of pace
After beans have been soaked overnight, drain beans and rinse. Put all ingredients into an 8-quart kettle.
Rinse tomato cans with water and pour water into soup mixture.
Start cooking on high until hot.
Lower heat.
Cover and let simmer, stirring occasionally.
I let mine simmer on lowest heat most of the day. The soup will be thick like a stew.
Soup may be frozen for future use.
Place bean mix into a large bowl and
alt to start with.
Mix well. Bring to boil; stir
Sort and wash bean mix.
Place in Dutch oven.
Cover with water 2 inches above beans; soak overnight.
Drain.
Add water and all remaining ingredients.
Cover and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer about 2 hours, or until beans are tender.
Stir occasionally.
Adjust seasonings.
Get out the soup bowls and French bread and enjoy!