Three Bean And A Pea Soup

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 8 ounces split peas (green or yellow)
• 8 ounces large lima beans
• 8 ounces red beans
• 8 ounces great northern beans
• 1 lb baked ham (diced, with ham bone)
• 1 lb salt lamb, diced
• 1 large onion, diced
• 2 large carrots, diced
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 1 teaspoon onion salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 2 tablespoons chicken base
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1 teaspoon parsley
• 6 cups water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 prepare beans and peas as per package instructions.
• 2 soak overnight and drain.
• 3 in heavy pot, cover beans and peas with water (add 1/2 tsp salt) and bring to boil for 3 minutes.
• 4 cover and turn off heat for 1 1/2 hrs.
• 5 in very hot skillet (preferably iron) cook diced salt lamb until just golden.
• 6 remove from skillet and drain on paper towels, to remove as much grease as possible.
• 7 combine the rest of the ingredients including the salt lamb with 6 cups of water and bring to boil.
• 8 add beans and peas with their cooking water to this, and simmer for 1 1/2 hrs.