The Bean Soup Full of Choices Recipe

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Ingredients:

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3 cups beans ( pinto , kidney, red or black)
2 -3 tbsp canola oil
1/2 yellow onion, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 -3 ham hocks
3 slices bacon, diced (optional)
2 -3 cups cooked ham, diced (optional)
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 tbsp oregano
2 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tbsp garlic salt
1 tbsp pepper

Directions:

Preparing the Beans The Night Before: Wash beans and remove any irregular beans and small stones. Soak the beans in 9-10 cups of water. Note: You can use any combination of large beans you like or have on hand. I prefer the pinto/kidney/black combination.
Aromatics: Chop your onion, carrots and celery. Mince your garlic. If you are using bacon, chop this up now as well. In a large soup pot, saute the onions for a couple of minutes in canola oil on medium heat. After about two minutes, add the carrots, celery, garlic and bacon. Saute a few more minutes (3-5).
Now It Becomes Soup: While the aromatics are sauteing, dump out the water from the beans, rinse them off again and remove any faulty beans you previously missed. They should have grown in size a great deal overnight. When the aromatics are ready, pour in the beans and add enough water to cover them. Add your ham hocks (fresh or defrosted) and add some garlic salt (2 Tbsp) to help season the broth. Stir everything up really good and let it cook on medium-high.
Seasoning the Soup: Check on the soup every 20-30 minutes. About 40 minutes in, add the lemon juice, oregano, cayenne and pepper. Let it continue cooking until the beans are cooked all the way through.
Finishing if off: When they are done, remove the ham hocks (they have done their flavorful work) and put them in a bowl. You can pull them apart to get the small amounts of meat in them, but I normally don't bother. This is when I add the chopped ham and give the soup a few more minuets to incorporate the already cooked meat. Take this time to taste the soup and add more spices or lemon juice. Serve with thick bread to soak up all of that goodness.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	1026.41 Kcal (4297 kJ)
Calories from fat	197.1 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	21.9g	34%
Cholesterol	46.39mg	15%
Sodium	2194.25mg	91%
Potassium	623.66mg	13%
Total Carbs	173.98g	58%
Sugars	3.58g	14%
Dietary Fiber	6.61g	26%
Protein	30.78g	62%
Vitamin C	18.1mg	30%
Vitamin A	0.3mg	11%
Iron	0.8mg	5%
Calcium	204mg	20%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	209.11 Kcal (876 kJ)
Calories from fat	40.15 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	4.46g	34%
Cholesterol	9.45mg	15%
Sodium	447.03mg	91%
Potassium	127.06mg	13%
Total Carbs	35.44g	58%
Sugars	0.73g	14%
Dietary Fiber	1.35g	26%
Protein	6.27g	62%
Vitamin C	3.7mg	30%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	11%
Iron	0.2mg	5%
Calcium	41.6mg	20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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