Southwest Pinto Bean Soup

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb dried pinto bean
• 3 quarts water
• 2 lbs ham bone (with meat)
• 1 onion, cut into 8ths
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons spike seasoning
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 peppercorns
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander seed
• 1 small dried chili, crushed
• 1 cup long grain rice

Recipe

• 1 soak beans for 2 hours, then drain.
• 2 combine beans with 3 quarts water, soup bones, onion, garlic, salt, spike seasoning, and bouquet garni.
• 3 bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to simmer.
• 4 let simmer for 80 minutes, then add the rice.
• 5 let simmer until ham and beans are tender and rice is cooked (40 minutes).
• 6 discard bouquet garni and bones.
• 7 cut up the meat and return it to the soup.
• 8 reheat and serve with flatbread.