Baba Vignovic's Posno Bean Soup

By ezunich

Ingredients

• 1 lb baby lima beans
• 1 lb navy beans
• 1 cup barley
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 large carrot, sliced
• 2 celery stacks, sliced
• 2 baking potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 (14 1/2 oz can) stewed tomatoes
• 1/2 head cabbage, shaved
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/4 lb diced turnip
• 1/2 lb diced rutabaga
• 1 small kokrabi, diced
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/3 cup flour

Preparation

Step 1

Soak beans overnight.
Drain. Add 10 quarts of water to beans. Bring to a boil. Add the next 15 ingredients. Simmer 1 1/2 hours.
Make a roux by heating 1/2 cup oil and 1/3 cup flour. Stir until it changes slightly changes color. Add soup a little at a time. Then dump into a big pot. Bring to a boil - then done.