Bean Soup Mix
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| 2 cup | instant minced onion |
| 1/4 cup | dried crushed basil leaves |
| 4 tsp | ground black pepper |
| 2 tsp | cumin powder |
| 2 tsp | garlic powder |
| 1 tsp | ground ginger |
| 4 | bay leaves |
| 6 cup | dried small red beans |
| 2-2/3 cup | dried lentils |
| 1-1/3 cup | dried white navy beans |
| 1-1/3 cup | dried yellow split peas |
| 4 cup | uncooked brown rice |
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| toast minced onion in nonstick skillet, stirring constantly over med low |
| heat. remove onion from skillet and cool. |
| in each of 4 one quart jars, place the following; 1/2 cup red beans,1/3 |
| cup lentils, 1/3 cup split peas, 1/2 cup red beans, 1/3 cup lentils, 1/3 |
| cup navy beans and 1/2 cup red beans. |
| in each of 4 zip top plastic sandwich bags place the following; 1/2 cup |
| toasted onion, 1 tbsp basil, 1 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp cumin powder, |
| 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/4 tsp ground ginger and 1 bay leaf. place |
| spice filled sandwich bags on tops of each jar and cover with jar lids. |
| place 1 cup rice in each of 4 zipper style plastic storage bags. |
| include the following directions with each gift; |
| remove spice bag from one jar of beans. wash beans and combine with 9 |
| cups water in dutch oven. bring to a boil and boil 5 minutes. remove |
| from heat and let stand 10 minutes. drain. |
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| return beans to saucepan and add rice, 12 cups chicken broth and spice |
| bag contents. bring to a boil. cover, reduce heat and simmer 1 hour or |
| until beans and rice are tender. |
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| (ID: 11793) Mirror: rec.food.recipes: Wed, Jul 16, 2003 |