15 Bean Soup


Yummy 15 bean soup. i cook this a lot. I like to serve it with fried chicken and cornbread.

Steps


Wash the beans.
Put in large pot and cover with water.
Bring to boil.
Stir and remove from heat.
Cover and let sit 1 hour.
After that hour , drain beans and set aside.
Add oil to pot.
Saut your ham hocks , onion , and celery until tender.
Next add garlic and saut 2 minutes more.
Add your beans and cover with water.
Add tomatoes with the juice , parsley , rosemary , black pepper , bouillon cubes , and about 1 teaspoon of salt to start with.
Mix well.
Bring to boil.
Stir , reduce heat cover and simmer for 2 to 21 / 2 hours or until all the sizes of the beans are tender.
Keep watching it and stirring it every once in a while.
You may need to add more water.
You want it to keep a consistency a little thicker than a soup.
Taste it after it cooks--you may need more salt or pepper.
During the last 15 minutes of cooking , add the flavor package that comes with the beans.
Serve by itself or over rice.

Ingredients


15 bean soup mix, onion, garlic cloves, whole tomatoes, celery leaves, ham hocks, dried parsley, dried rosemary, black pepper, salt, olive oil, chicken bouillon cubes