Tasty and Easy Recipes

Ingredients:
1-1/4 cup dried yellow peas
1-1/4 cup dried green peas
3/4 cup barley
3/4 cup white navy beans
3 large pieces of flanken (short ribs cut across the ribs)
5 tsp. salt
3 ribs celery, diced
3 carrots, peeled and diced
2 small onions, peeled and diced
Oil for pot (approximately 2 tbsp.)

Method:
Rinse all the peas, beans, and barley several times until the water runs clear and drain well.
In a large pot (minimum 8 quart) brown the short ribs on all sides, add the onions and saute’ until transparent.
Fill the pot to about 2″ from the top with water and add the peas, beans, barley, and salt. Bring to a boil and skim off the foam. Add the celery and carrots.
Bring back to a boil then lower heat and simmer slowly covered for 2 hours. Adjust seasoning before serving with salt and pepper.

Ingredients:
Turkey carcass, separated into large pieces
Left over gravy, if available
Left over stuffing, if available
Onions, chunked
Carrots, chunked
Green pepper, chunked
1 28-oz. can tomatoes, any kind; whole, chopped, crushed, etc.
1 to 3 dried ancho chilis, or hotter variety if you like
1/4 to 1 cup dried beans, soaked. I like black ones here
Salt and pepper to taste
Water to cover
Thyme

Method:
Put everything except thyme together in a large soup pot, covering with cold water. Bring to a boil and simmer at least an hour so all the vegetables have given their all to the flavor and the beans are soft.
Add lots of thyme and cook for about 5 minutes. Remove carcass and strip of any meat, which you put back into the soup. This freezes very well.

Ingredients:
8 cups cold water
2 cups dried baby lima beans
1/2 cup pearl barley
10 to 12 carrots, peeled and diced
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 medium onions, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, crushed
3 quarts water
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
Small chicken (2 1/2 to 3 pounds), cut in half

Serves: 10-12
Method:
Soak dried baby lima beans in 8 cups cold water overnight. Wash barley until water runs clear. Drain the lima beans and rinse in several changes of cold water. Place barley and lima beans in Crockpot together with carrots, celery, onions, garlic, 3 quarts water, salt and pepper. Cover tightly and cook on high 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add the chicken and more water if necessary (there should be enough to just cover chicken). Remove chicken and cut into smaller pieces. Return to soup and serve as meal-in-one.