This is good and healthy. Also a little different...
Ingredients:
1 cup dried white bean
1 cup pearl barley (rinsed)
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon mustard oil
1 onion (minced)
1 large garlic clove (minced)
1/2 cup carrot (peeled, chopped)
1/2 cup celery (chopped)
1 jalapeno (seeded, minced)
1 (14 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
5 cups chicken stock (preferably homemeade)
1 bay leaf
salt & fresh ground pepper (to taste)
1/2 cup frozen peas (thawed)
1 tablespoon basil (minced)
1 tablespoon parsley (minced)
Directions:
1. Soak beans 8 hours. Drain. Rinse. Place in a pot. Cover with water generously. Bring to a boil. 2. Reduce. Simmer 20 minutes. 3. Add barley. Return to a boil. Simmer 40 more minutes. Drain. 4. Heat butter and oil in a pot. Add onion and garlic. Saute 3 minutes. 5. Add carrots, celery and jalapeno. Saute 4 minutes. 6. Add the tomatoes, stock and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce. Simmer 10 minutes. 7. Add beans, barley, salt and pepper and the peas. Simmer 5 minutes. Stir in herbs. Serve.
