Ingredients
- 1 pound dried black beans
- 1 pound dried red beans
- 1 pound dried kidney beans
- 1 pound dried navy beans
- 1 pound dried great northern beans
- 1 pound dried baby lima beans
- 1 pound dried large lima beans
- 1 pound dried pinto beans
- 1 pound dried green split peas
- 1 pound dried yellow split peas
- 1 pound dried black-eyed peas
- 1 pound dried green lentils
- 1 pound dried brown lentils
Directions
Combine beans in a very large bowl. Pour two cups of bean mix into pretty jars (16-oz.) jars holds two cups of bean mix.
Instead of mixing the beans together, you can layer the beans. Very pretty! Just use about 1/8 cup of each bean until you fill the container.
Attach these instructions to the container:
Holiday Bean Soup Mix Directions
- Bean Mix from jar
- 1 smoked ham hock
- 2 cans (14.5 oz each ) stewed tomatoes
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 cups water
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- 1 tsp. cumin seed
Cover beans with water and soak overnight. Drain beans and place in a stockpot. Add ham hock, tomatoes, onion, garlic, bay leaf, parsley, salt, chili powder, cumin, vinegar and 6 cups of water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, cover and simmer 1 hour or until beans are tender. Remove bay leaf before serving. Serve warm. Makes 11 cups of soup.
Shared By IMAQT1962 from ILLINOIS
From: http://www.heart4home.net/
Thanks to Leslie for permission to print!
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