This bean soup recipe was given to me by my landlady last Christmas. The jar of multi colored dried beans that came with It truly warmed my heart. I found it a unique gift that i shared with my friends too. It is a gift worth sharing with all the fixings for homemade soup. I find it easy to prepare and surely it warms the heart of a loved one, a friend or a neighbor or any one who receives it.
Pour 6 to 8 cups of different dried beans into a large mixing bowl. Mix it up. Measure 2 cups into each of a 2 pint size canning jars. Copy the following recipe into an index card. Fold it in half to create gift tags. Punch a hole in the card, slip a ribbon through the hole, and tie it around the lid with a big bow.
Multi Beans Soup Recipe
2 cups dried beans
10 cups water or stock
4 cloves garlic, crushed
2 pieces carrots, diced
2 cups tomatoes, minced
2 cups onions, chopped
1 piece green pepper, diced
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1/4 cup lime juice
1 teaspoon parsley
salt to taste
Soak the beans in water overnight. Drain and place them in a soup pot with r crushed garlic cloves and 10 cups of water or stock. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Add the diced carrrots and simmer for 1 more hour. Add the minced tomatoes, chopped onions, diced green pepper, parsley, lime juice and chilli powder. Simmer for another 3 hours and season with salt.
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