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Mixed Bean Soup Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Boofie / All my dishes 1 year ago Dr. Boofie's recommended treatment for long, cold days where hearty, soothing, warmth is needed. A very easy, slow-cooker bean soup that takes all day to cook but won't shackle you to the kitchen or house while it simmers away to perfection. Like a... More Prep:480m Cook:800m Servings:12	Boofie
	mixed bean soup pinto red kidney white black slow cooker

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Ingredients

3/4-1 lb mixed beans of your choice (White and red kidneys, garbanzos, pintos, limas, whatever you enjoy)

1/2 white onion, diced

2 carrots, peeled and grated

1 can stewed whole tomatoes, chopped

10 or so cloves garlic, minced

1 bottle your favorite beer*

A ham hock (optional, but adds supadupa flavor)

1 qt veggie or chicken stock

Water

Several sprigs fresh thyme

Several sprigs fresh sage

Salt and pepper to taste

Additional spices I like to add: Sweet paprika, cayenne pepper, cinnamon

*I really love Sam Adams Summer Ale in this, and because it's tasty! But it's not summer anymore...

***Amounts given are for a 6qt crock pot. Adjust accordingly***

Directions

Sort through beans and discard any rocks. Rinse beans and soak about 8 hours or overnight in cold water. I like to start my beans soaking in the morning so they are reading for cooking by evening and I can let the soup go all night and all day the next day and have it ready for supper that second evening.

When beans have finished soaking, discard soaking water and rinse in cold water. Dump rinsed beans in slow cooker.

Add to slow cooker onions, carrots, tomatoes, garlic, and ham hock. Pour in stock and beer. Top off with water, leaving about an inch to the top of the pot.

Season soup to suit your preference. Bundle several sprigs of fresh thyme and sage with twine and toss in.

Cover and set slow cooker to "high" setting. I let mine go for about four hours on high while I was sleeping. At this point, your beans will probably be done (depending on a lot of different stuff) and you could go ahead and eat it. I like to set mine to low at this point however, and let it go another 6-8 hours. I never saw a need to replace the marginal amount of water that was lost.

Serve warm with buttermilk cornbread, chowchow, and hotsauce.

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Comments

lacrenshaw 1 year ago said:
Eating beans til the cows come home would great for me.. love those beans, boofie! Thanks for another five post.
Lorraine

linspj 1 year ago said:
We LOVE bean soup. This is nice with the beer.
I will be giving this a try this winter!!
Great post, Boofie...another winner...another 5!

boofie 1 year ago said:
Third time is the charm, Lin ;)

I hope you enjoy the bean soup!

momo_55grandma 1 year ago said:
Delicous and inexspensive {my Favorite} thanks

wynnebaer 1 year ago said:
Sounds really good.....Gotta say, Summer Ale is one of my favorite beers....Love Sam Adams Cherry Wheat too..:)

ttaaccoo 1 year ago said:
Thanks Boofie!! This is a nice outline for various moods over time, re flavors and spices. I don't have a slowcooker. Instead, I put mine in a big pot in the oven at 300 degrees F. and it can cook overnite or all day long. Beans: easy, healthy, delicious, inexpensive. This is a giant 5!!!spoons

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