Hillbilly Bean Soup

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 bag 7 bean mix, rinsed and soaked over night or 1 bag 15 bean mix
• 7 cups water
• 1 ham bone
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 hot chili peppers or 1 dried chili
• 2 teaspoons mixed herbs
• 1/2 cup dried parsley
• 1/4 cup summer savory
• 1/4 cup cumin seed
• 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
• 2 teaspoons caraway seeds
• 2 teaspoons dill seeds
• 2 teaspoons cracked coriander seeds
• 2 teaspoons sweet basil
• 2 teaspoons dried chervil
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon lemon thyme
• 1 teaspoon sage
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 1 teaspoon lavender
• 1 teaspoon sweet marjoram
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• salt and pepper
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 1 stalk celery, sliced with leaves
• 2 medium potatoes, diced
• 4 ounces green beans, trimmed and chopped
• 1 -3 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 drops honey
• minced fresh green herbs

Recipe

• 1 boil the drained, soaked beans with the water, bone, bay leaf and chili in a large pot.
• 2 reduce to a simmer and simmer for 3 hours.
• 3 add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 1 hour longer.
• 4 this was a requested recipe and in my comments i said that if you dont have all the ingredients for the herb mix dont worry about it.
• 5 shake in what you got.
• 6 if you go out and buy everything required in the spices-you're looking at around 50 bucks!