Nine-Bean Soup

Preparation info
  • Makes

    6 to 8

    Servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Lighter, Quicker, Better: Cooking for the Way We Eat Today

By Richard Sax and Marie Simmons

Published 2000

  • About

Now that both health and good taste dictate contemporary eating styles, bean dishes are back. Dried beans are high in complex carbohydrates and fiber, low in fat, and contain no cholesterol. Use one of the bean mixes sold in supermarkets and gourmet shops or make your own from what you have in the cupboard.

Ingredients

  • ½ pound mixed dried beans
  • 2 medium-large red or yellow onions, chopped
  • 1

Method

  1. Soak beans overnight or give them a short soak as described on. Drain and rinse.
  2. Combine onions, oil, and water in a large wide saucepan, preferably nonstick. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Add carrots and garlic and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add paprika, marjoram, and chili and cook, stirring, 1 minute longer. Add to