Servings
8 s
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Bean mixture (see instructions)
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 2 quarts Water
- 1 Ham bone; -or-
- 1 pound Of ham; diced
- 1 can (10-oz) Ro-tel tomatoes
- 1 large Onion; diced
- 1 Clove garlic; minced
- 1 Lemon; juice of
- 1 Long red or green chili pepper; or Cayenne pepper to taste (up to)
- 1 pound Sliced Polish sausage; cooked and drained (optional)
Directions
- Wash bean mixture.
- Cover with water, add salt and soak overnight, or bring to a boil for 5 minutes, remove from heat, and soak 1 hour.
- Drain.
- Place beans in water, add ham bone or ham and simmer for 3 hours.
- Add Ro-Tel, onion, garlic, lemon juice, red or green chili pepper, and simmer for 2 hours.
- If using sausage, add and simmer for 1 more hour.
- Yield: 8 to 10 servings.
- Bean Mixture: The base mixture for this soup is 8 assorted packages of dried peas and beans.
- For example: lentils, split peas, baby limas, black beans, red beans, black-eyed peas, navy beans and barley.
- Suggestion: 1-1/2 cup amounts can be packaged in a plastic bag and tied with a plaid ribbon with recipe enclosed for a Christmas remembrance.
- SUSAN DIFFEY JOHNSON From
- Downloaded from Glen’s MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.