Trout Bean Soup
No fish here, just red spotted dried beans cooked into a stick to your ribs hearty bean soup. Throw the ingredients together. Set your soup pot on simmer. Do your weekend household chores (ugh!). Then sit down to the reward of a tasty, healthy meal. You've taken good care of yourself - good job!
1 T. olive oil
1 lg. onion, chopped
2 t. garlic powder
2 t. chili powder
1 t. oregano, dried
1 t. cumin, ground
8 c. water
2 - 3 c. vegetable broth
1 c. dried trout beans or the dried bean of your choice
2 lg. carrots, chopped
2 c. frozen corn
dash salt/pepper
In a large soup pot, saute onion. Add garlic, chili powder, oregano, cumin, water, vegetable broth and beans. Bring to a boil, then turn down to simmer for 1 1/2 - 2 hrs. until beans are tender. Add carrots, corn, salt and pepper. Simmer until carrots are tender - serve and enjoy!
I found these trout beans at my local discount grocers bulk bin. Any medium sized dry beans will work - pinto, kidney, maycoba, Great Northern.
When I'm not simmering soup and doing a-lick-and-a-promise housecleaning job, I'm sewing lace trimmed cotton aprons made from recycled fabric for my online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/topdrawerthreads .
Or I'm admiring the pattern variegated yarn makes on the latest crocheted scarf for my other shop - www.etsy.com/shop/topdraweryarns .
My daughter's and friend have an online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/yesdesigns - where they hand make and sell cotton pocket rainbow stars knickers, great as part of your festival costume.
My older daughter has an online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/wildwovenwomen - where she hand makes and sells knit striped afghans from recycled yarns.
