11 Bean Soup Recipe
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Ingredients: 1 pkg. 11 bean mix or select 11 different beans from dry bulk
Large ham hock from bone in ham, leave a good portion of ham on the bone
2 T. Ham base
6 Stalks of celery finely chopped
5 Carrots finely chopped
1 Large onion chopped
Fresh parsley finely chopped
1 clove garlic finely chopped
2 8 oz. cans of vegetable broth
3 T. butter
Add several herbs and spices to taste: cumin, salt, pepper, celery seed
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Directions:Soak beans in water overnight.
Sauté onion, garlic, carrot, celery in butter. Add this to a crock pot, together with the ham hock, parsley, herbs, broth, and ham base. Add the beans. Add water to cover all ingredients in the crock pot. Allow to cook about 6 hours checking often and stirring. Broth will thicken with the starch from the beans over time.
After completely cooked and thickening has occurred, take meat off the bone and discard the bone from the ham hock.
Serve over noodles or with crackers. |
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Notes: Life is full of adventures. Some are crazier than others, however I always think of the possibilities that exist when we expand our experiences. Memories are made in the moments that we stretch beyond our comfort zones.
One of my favorite memories was traveling to Nigeria with a mission team set out to make a difference somewhere in the world. I found that I had pre-conceived ideas of what I would experience, the genesis of which generally came from media and what I read or heard about in the news. Surprisingly, little accuracy is found in those pre-conceived notions. Only when I actually 'went' and experienced life for myself, did I really walk away with a different, more accurate perspective.
What I found in Nigeria: kind people, with food and water uncertainties; prayer daily; faith; human kindness; hardworking women; happy children full of wonder; and beauty in relationships. What was remarkable, was the value and appreciation for education, farming, and approaches to survival in malaria and other disease invested areas. People were hungry for knowledge, something many in the US take for granted.
I will never look at food, water, education and medicine in the same way....rather I will appreciate how privileged I am to have access to these very precious gifts.
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