Rainy Day Bean Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Rinse beans. Heat beans and water to boiling. Boil gently 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand 1 hour. Add remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat, cover and simmer about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until beans are soft. Remove bay leaf and ham bone.

Steps:

• Rinse beans, place in large pot and add salt and enough water to cover beans by 2 to 3 inches; let soak overnight.
• Drain beans and return to pot.
• Add 6 cups water, sausages, ham hocks and garlic; bring to a boil, skimming surface occasionally.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours, adding more water if necessary to keep the beans covered.
• Add tomatoes with liquid,onion,lemon juice, thyme,pepper flakes, garam masala and allspice.
• Cover and simmer until beans are tender, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour.
• Remove sausages and ham hocks from pot.
• Cut sausages into bite-sized pieces and remove meat from ham hocks, cutting into bite-sized pieces;return meat and sausages to pot.
• (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over medium heat, stirring frequently.).
• Stir in parsley,cilantro and sherry.
• Adjust seasonings and serve.

Steps:

• Heat medium soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and sausage and brown. Add veggies, bay leaf and beans. Season with salt and pepper. Cook mixture 5 minutes to begin to soften the vegetables. Add rabe and wilt. Add stock and cover pot. Raise heat and bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cook 15 minutes. Adjust seasonings and serve soup with grated cheese, for topping.

Steps:

• In 8-quart Dutch oven, heat beans and water to boiling. Boil uncovered 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 1 hour.
• Stir in remaining ingredients except parsley. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer about 1 hour, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender.
• Stir in parsley. Cook 2 to 3 minutes.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, cook turkey over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 60-70 minutes or until the vegetables and barley are tender.