ABNAKIS PEA, BEAN & POTATO SOUP

ABNAKIS PEA, BEAN & POTATO SOUP, a american indian recipe with simple ingredients and a clear method. Home cooking from the Soumac recipe library.

Ingredients

1/2 lb Soup beans, dried

1/2 lb Black beans

4 large Potatoes

4 tbl Oil

4 tbl Salt

1/2 tsp Black pepper

1/2 cup Shallots, chopped

Wash, soak & cook the dried peas as indicated on the package. Retain

the cooking water.

Cook the potatoes & save the cooking water.

Measure the reserved cooking waters to 8 cups: add fresh water if

necessary. Pour into a soup pot. Crush the peas & beans with the

potatoes & add to the liquid, with the remaining ingredients. Simmer

slowly for 1 hour.