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Painted Pony Bean Soup Recipe

October 22, 2011 By RDG

Bowl of bean soup with painted pony beans.
Painted pony bean soup.

I decided to make soup with a half pound of the painted pony beans I harvested and save the rest as seeds for planting in the future. You can read about harvesting painted pony beans from a square foot garden.

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Painted Pony Bean Soup Recipe

Painted pony beans in a slow cooker.
The painted pony beans after they have been soaked over night.

The actual recipe I used is based on a navy bean soup recipe.

The beans plump up after soaking. They retain their distinctive color even in the finished soup.

Ingredient List

Store bought chicken stock.
I used store bought chicken stock.
  • 1/2 pound of dried painted pony beans
  • Ham slice from R Family Farm
  • Purple carrots from the farmer’s market (nice to have in almost any soup)
  • 1 Ailsa Craig onion from the farmer’s market (onions are a must)
  • Bell peppers from my garden (included because I like them)
  • 3-4 Bay leaves (a necessity in any soup)
  • 1 clove of garlic from the farmer’s market, minced (I like to add one clove)
  • 1 quart of chicken stock
  • 1 pint of water to bring liquid to 1.5 quarts

(I would have thrown in some celery but did not have any on hand.)

Preparation

Ingredients combined in slow cooker.
The soup before cooking.

Soak the dry beans over night. The next morning combine them with the quart of chicken stock in a slow cooker. Then chop up all vegetables and add them in. Next dice the ham steak and add it to the slow cooker. Top off with a pint of water.

Simmer All Day

Cook on low heat as long as you can stand it. This soup smelled good almost immediately and it was a form of slow torture to smell it all day as it simmered in the slow cooker. Check on it once in awhile. The soup is done when the beans are soft. I cooked these on low for about eight hours.

 Changes For Next Time

The soup would have been better if it was creamier. To achieve this, I would use only the chicken stock and not add extra water.

Conclusion

These beans tasted great and made a hearty soup. I think the painted pony beans would also be good in chilli in combination with red kidney beans.

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  • Make Your Own Cranberry Sauce
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