6 Bean Soup
1/4 cup baby lima beans 1/4 cup small white beans 1/4 cup black-eyed beans 1/4 cup garbanzo beans 1/4 cup pink beans 1/4 cup light red kidney beans 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup onion -- c...
Ingredients
- 1/4cupbaby lima beans
- 1/4cupsmall white beans
- 1/4cupblack-eyed beans
- 1/4cupgarbanzo beans
- 1/4cuppink beans
- 1/4cuplight red kidney beans
- 1teaspoonsalt
- 1cuponion -- chopped
Directions
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1/4 cup baby lima beans 1/4 cup small white beans 1/4 cup black-eyed beans 1/4 cup garbanzo beans 1/4 cup pink beans 1/4 cup light red kidne
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Up to 2 teaspoons of salt per pound of beans may be added to help the beans absorb water more evenly
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Heat to boiling, let boil 2 to 3 minutes
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Remove from heat, cover and set aside for at least one hour, but preferably four hours or more
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The longer soaking time is recommended to allow a greater amount of sugars to dissolve, thus helping the beans to be more easily digested
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Always discard the soak water
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To maintain color integrity, soak beans separately
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Drain beans