Anyone have a great recipe for a soup mix to give as a gift?!
Anyone have one?
Answers: This Christmas I'd like to give jars of soup mix as gifts, but I'm not finding any recipes that look really good. A bean soup would be OK, but any other recipes are welcome also. I would prefer more spices, I'm seeing a lot of recipes that look bland.
Anyone have one?
Arizona Bean Soup Mix in a Jar
1 pound dried black beans
1 pound dried red beans
1 pound dried kidney beans
1 pound dried navy beans
1 pound dried great northern beans
1 pound dried baby lima beans
1 pound dried large lima beans
1 pound dried pinto beans
1 pound dried green split peas
1 pound dried yellow split peas
1 pound dried black-eyed peas
1 pound dried green lentils
1 pound dried brown lentils
Combine beans in a very large bowl. Pour two cups of bean mix into attractive 16 ounce jars. The beans can also be layered for a pretty effect. Put in a few beans at a time until you have filled the jar.
Attach the following to each jar:
Arizona Bean Soup:
Beans from jar
1 smoked ham hock
2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
6 cups water
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves or parsley
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin seed
Cover beans with water and soak overnight.
Drain beans and place in a stockpot. Add ham hock, tomatoes, onion, garlic, bay leaf, 6 cups of water and remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover and simmer 1 hour or until beans are tender. Remove bay leaf before serving.
Serve warm. Makes 11 cups of soup.
Friendship Soup Mix in a Jar recipe
From the kitchen of Susan R.
1/2 cup dry split peas
1/3 cup beef bouillon granules
1/4 cup pearl barley
1/3 cup dry lentils
1/4 cup dried minced onion
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1/2 cup uncooked long grain rice
1/2 cup small macaroni
Additional Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
3 quarts water
1 can diced tomatoes
In a 1 1/2 pint jar, layer the first eight ingredients in order listed. Seal tightly. Yields 1 batch.
To prepare soup, carefully remove macaroni from the top and set aside.
In a large saucepan, or Dutch oven, brown beef and drain. Add the water, tomatoes and soup mix. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Add the reserved macaroni, cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until macaroni, peas, lentils and barley are tender.
Yields 4 quarts.
Four Bean Chorizo Chili Mix in a Jar recipe
3/4 cup dried white beans
3/4 cup dried kidney beans
1/2 cup dried pinto beans
1/2 cup dried black beans
4 to 6 dried jalapeno peppers
Corn Husk Garni (see recipe)
Layer mix ingredients into a quart home canning jar in the order given. Adjust cap. Prepare Corn Husk Garni.
Corn Husk Garni:
3 thin corn husks
4 cloves garlic, unpeeled
6 to 8 sprigs dried oregano, broken (Mexican if available)
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
Layer 2 corn husks together, turning base ends in opposite direction. Tear remaining corn husk into thin strips lengthwise. Place garlic, oregano and peppercorns in center of layered corn husks. Fold long sides toward center, then bring ends together, forming a packet. Tie ends securely with strips of corn husk.
Attach Corn Husk Garni and recipe card to jar.
Four Bean Chorizo Chili:
Contents of jar
1 1/2 cups finely diced onion
1/2 pound chorizo
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 pound plum tomatoes, diced
1 (14.5 ounce) can tomato puree
2 cups water or cooking liquid from beans
1 lime (optional)
Corn Husk Garni
Salt
Cook beans separately in water to cover by 1 1/2 inches until almost tender. Drain, reserving cooking liquids for soup, except from black beans, if desired.
Remove casing from sausage; crumble sausage. Crush dried jalapeno peppers. Sauté sausage, crushed peppers and onion in oil until cooked through. Raise heat to medium-high and continue cooking until ingredients become richly brown, but not burned. Drain sausage and onion on a paper towel. Combine all ingredients in a large stockpot. Simmer soup for 45 minutes. Season to taste with salt. Continue simmering 15 minutes. Remove Corn Husk Garni.
NOTE: If there is not enough liquid in soup, add additional water or cooking liquid from beans.
Great idea, last year I did cookies in a jar and everyone loved them. You can find numerous recipes for your jars at this website...
http://www.recipe-recipes.net/soups/soup...
For ideas on how to present your jars take a look at this website...
http://www.razzledazzlerecipes.com/chris...
ENJOY!