Confetti Bean Soup In A Jar
Description
Savory Italian herbs spark this hearty, easy bean soup. Paired with Texas Cornbread Mix, this duo is just the thing for cold winter weekends!
Better, it's a good keeper, so make this gift-in-a-jar ahead for holiday giving. Unlike cookie jar gifts, Confetti Bean Soup won't go stale in storage.
Makes 12 gift jars at a cost approximately $2 per jar.
Includes free printable gift tag.
Ingredients
- 12wide-mouth pint (2-cup) canning jars with lid and rings
- 14lbassorted dried peas, beans and lentils(at least 8 different varieties):
- pink beans
- black beans
- baby lima beans
- lentils
- red lentils
- black-eyed peas
- red kidney beans
- pinto beans
- split peas
- great northern beans
- small red beans
- white beans
- 12italian-flavor bouillon cubes (note: substitute beef-flavor if you cannot find italian-flavor cubes!)
- 12bay leaves
Instructions
1. Wash, rinse and dry canning jars.
2. Layer beans in jars. Add 1/4-cup of each type of bean to the jars, layering the beans. Choose the most colorful bean for the bottom layers of the jar. Add eight 1/4-cup layers to each jar.
3. Place 1 bay leaf and one bouillon cube on top of the beans in each jar.
4. Seal each jar using lids and rings.
[Hint for FoodSaver brand vacuum sealer owners: use the jar sealing attachment to seal bean soup jars for longer storage.]
5. Cut appropriate amount of 7-inch circles from cotton fabric. Top each jar with fabric circle, and tie with ribbon.
6. Print appropriate amount of copies of printable gift tag. Cut gift tags apart and attach to jars with ribbon.
Notes
Recipe Instructions (include on gift tag):
Set aside bouillon cube and bay leaf and choose method to soak
beans.
Quick soak: Rinse and sort beans in a large pot. Add 6-8 cups of hot water. Bring to a rapid boil, and boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand for 1 hour. Drain soak water and rinse beans.
Overnight soak: Rinse and sort beans in a large pot. Add 6-8 cups cold water. Let stand overnight, or at least 6 to 8 hours. Drain soak water and rinse beans.
To cook: Place beans in a large pot. Add:
6 cups water
1 can (14 oz.) chopped tomatoes in juice
bay leaf
bouillon cube
Simmer gently until beans are tender, about 2 hours. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Summary
| Yield | |
|---|---|
| Prep time | 10 minutes |
| Holiday Recipes | Gifts In A Jar Recipes |
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What does it mean to "sort" the beans? I just got this can and I don't understand what to sort.
Sorting beans?
Yes, it's about making sure you have beans--and only beans--in your finished product.
The closer to the farmer you are, the more likely this will be the case; our family buys dried beans through our CSA, and they do need sorting!
Being a natural food, you'll sometimes find tiny rocks, bits of earth or stems mixed in with bagged beans. Also, broken beans should be removed, too, as they don't cook evenly.
To sort, dump the bag of beans into a mesh colander, and shake it well. You're looking for anything out of the ordinary, or any broken beans.
Toss them out, shake some more, and you're done! Takes less than a minute.
Sorting is to look for stones
I guess it comes from the idea that we won't sue the maker for dental damage if they tell us to sort through them first ;-) It's a standard instruction, perhaps a hold over from the past. Personally, I've never found anything in 40 years, but to be safe...I do wash and look them over :)
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