officepro4u
10-15-2007, 07:57 PM
Winter Bean Soup Mix Makes 6 servings (about 1 1/2 cups each)
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1/3 cup dried yellow split peas
1/3 cup dried green split peas
1/3 cup dried lima beans
1/3 cup dried pinto beans
1/3 cup dried kidney beans
1/3 cup dried great northern beans
1/4 cup instant minced onion
2 teaspoons chicken boullon granules
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Layer all ingredients in a 1-pint glass jar. Store tightly covered at room temperature up to 2 months. On gift tag put recipe for Calico Bean Soup as follows: 8 cups water, Winter Bean Soup Mix, 2 medium carrots, chopped (1 cup), 2 medium stalks celery, chopped (1 cup), 2 pounds smoked ham shanks. 1. Heat water and Winter Bean Soup Mix to boiling in 4-quart Dutch oven. Boil 2 minutes; remove from heat. Cover and let stand 1 hour. 2. Stir carrots and celery into bean mixture. Add ham shanks. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 2 hours or until beans are tender. 3. Skim fat if necessary. Remove ham shanks; remove ham from bone. Trim excess fat from ham. Cut ham into 1/2-inch pieces. Stir ham into soup. Heat until hot.
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1/3 cup dried yellow split peas
1/3 cup dried green split peas
1/3 cup dried lima beans
1/3 cup dried pinto beans
1/3 cup dried kidney beans
1/3 cup dried great northern beans
1/4 cup instant minced onion
2 teaspoons chicken boullon granules
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Layer all ingredients in a 1-pint glass jar. Store tightly covered at room temperature up to 2 months. On gift tag put recipe for Calico Bean Soup as follows: 8 cups water, Winter Bean Soup Mix, 2 medium carrots, chopped (1 cup), 2 medium stalks celery, chopped (1 cup), 2 pounds smoked ham shanks. 1. Heat water and Winter Bean Soup Mix to boiling in 4-quart Dutch oven. Boil 2 minutes; remove from heat. Cover and let stand 1 hour. 2. Stir carrots and celery into bean mixture. Add ham shanks. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 2 hours or until beans are tender. 3. Skim fat if necessary. Remove ham shanks; remove ham from bone. Trim excess fat from ham. Cut ham into 1/2-inch pieces. Stir ham into soup. Heat until hot.