American Indian Recipes
ABNAKIS PEA, BEAN & POTATO SOUP
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
Instructions
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.