Calico Bean Soup

This is a great soup recipe for a cold winter day! Warms you inside and out. It is very hearty. If you love beans as much as I do you will definitely love this recipe. It is my husband’s recipe. He makes about 10 prepared packages and presents them in decorative jars as gifts for Christmas.

Step: 1

To make Bean Soup Mix: Combine yellow split peas, green split peas, limas, pinto beans, kidney beans, great Northern beans, onion, bouillon granules, cumin and garlic powder. Store in an airtight container until ready to use.

Step: 2

To make soup: Bring Bean Soup Mix and water to a rolling boil in a large pot. Cover, remove from heat, and let sit 1 hour.

Step: 3

Return pot to heat, stir in carrots and celery. Stir in ham hocks, bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 2 hours, until beans are tender, skimming fat as necessary.

Step: 4

Remove ham hocks from soup. Remove meat from bone, chop and return to soup. Heat through and serve.

Per Serving: 331 calories; protein 21.3g; carbohydrates 17.2g; fat 19.4g; cholesterol 61.7mg; sodium 71.2mg.

The name of “stew” can process to both a food and a make dishes method. Stewing makes not fast cooking chunks of meat, raw fruit or beans in a flavorful water based . It’s similar to braising, instead it does have a few piece of differences. The meat is chopped into smaller pieces but of being processing menu whole , and the liquid completely covers the contents in a stew as compared to a braise’s halfway full . When meat or vegetables are cooked using this method, the resulting dish is called stew.

Stew has a reputation for making a rib-sticking meal that comfortable you up on a cold , winter day. It’s true ; a bowl of old menu of beef stew does have warming properties , but stew’s comfort factor more than a way beyond protecting you from the chill . It’s all about those soft and chunks of meat and vegetables, swimming in a thick, ultra-rich gravy. The more they come together make the greatest comfort food, no matter the weather.