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Jane's Three Bean Soup Mix
by Jane Lake
This is my original recipe for layered three bean soup. I like it so much that I've picked this soup jar mix as the one that I'm giving out in my Christmas gift baskets this year.
I've designed the recipe to pack into a two-cup jar, which makes enough hearty soup to feed a large family. Serve the soup piping hot, garnished with shredded cheese and/or chives, and accompanied by rounds of fresh bread and butter for a satisfying and nutrious main meal.
If you have enough left-overs, serve as a side dish or lunch the next day.
Jane's Layered Three Bean Soup
Layer the ingredients in a two-cup jar, in the order given, lightly packing down each layer with a spoon before adding the next layer.
1/4 cup mixed dried vegetables
1/4 cup split peas
1/3 cup romano beans (or cranberry beans; see note at right)
1/3 cup white navy beans
1/3 cup pinto beans
1/4 cup pearl barley
3 tablespoons beef bouillon granules
3 tablespoons dried onion flakes
1 tablespoon celery seed
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 bay leaf
If you have any room left in the jar, add a few more beans, peas, or vegetable flakes to fill the jar completely to the top.
Provide the following cooking instructions, or attach the free printable label (shown below, at right), to your jar:
Jane's Three Bean SoupEmpty jar contents into a large soup pot. Cover with 10 cups of water and bring to a boil. Simmer for two minutes; remove from heat, cover and let soak for one hour.
After soaking time, stir in two more cups of water and bring soup back to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1-½ hours to 2 hours, or until beans are tender. If soup thickens too much during cooking, add more water as required. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Remove bay leaf before serving.
Variations:
Three Bean Beef Stew: After soaking time, add ½ to 1 pound of marinating beef steak or stewing beef, chopped fine; one chopped onion, one chopped carrot and one chopped celery stalk. If desired, add one 16oz can diced tomatoes. Continue cooking as directed for soup.
Three Bean Ham Soup:
After soaking time, add 2 cups chopped ham, one chopped onion, one chopped celery stalk, and one chopped carrot. Stir in a large pinch each of oregano, garlic powder, rosemary and white pepper, or your choice of Italian herbs. Continue cooking as directed for soup. Garnish with croutons and chopped green onions.
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I was given the gift of the 'Three Bean Soup' for a Christmas present and was finally able to make it this week. It was absolutely delicious! I recommend this recipe.
Valerie
Thank you so much for the feedback, Valerie. It is much appreciated and I'm so glad you liked the soup recipe!
Problem: Rinsing the beans...suggest putting the beepes, etc, in a small zipper lock or similar bag as a sachet, keeping separate from the beans. Then the cook can pre-wash beans if necessary. I'm considering this soup for my Christmas exchange.
I have been looking all over for this. Thank you so much. Thruout the year I buy interesting looking clear glass containors with tops at Gooowill and the like. I always soak them in clorax and then run then through the dishwasher. For the holidays, we have a family day to fill the 'jars' and donat them to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde for gift baskets for the Elders. We also do Friendship tea and others. It is great for my grandchildren. Thank you again.
Hi Claudia:
Would you share the Friendship Tea recipe? That sounds nice.
Thank you, Carolyn
I would really be interested in purchasing the type of jar pictured with Janes bean recipe? Can you tell me where to purchase this or different jars other than regular mason jars?
Hi, Kara,
The jar shown is actually a recycled Nestle Instant Coffee jar. I love reusing jars rather than sending them to the recycle centre, and I often use empty coffee jars to hold my jar mix recipes.
Search thru Goodwill, Salvation Army and what ever other donation centers you have in your area It is an ongoing process but you can find some very interesting and unique glass containers with lids. Soak them several hours in strong clorax water [ it also removes those irritating price stickers] then run them thru your dishwasher. Top with scrap material tied with colored raffai [sp?] and the direction. Have fun. Claudia
This is all well and good but how about rinsing the beans before cooking them? And to prevent "gas" the beans should be boiled hard for 10 minutes then drained and fresh water used to cook them in.
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