Mexican Bean Soup Mix Recipe can be made into many Mexican Recipes when Learning How to Make Mexican Food

The following Mexican bean soup mix recipe is easy to mix together and will stay good on your shelf for months in an air tight container. Besides two of the favorite beans, this recipe includes hominy which is another favorite of many.

Hominy is dried maize kernels which have been treated through a process with an alkali. One of the earliest places which did this process was what is now Southern Mexico. In this process the corn is soaked in lye which kills the seed’s germ. Then the corn cannot sprout in storage. Besides preserving the grain for food, it offers extra nutritional value over the untreated corn.

Hominy is now used in many soups, stews and casseroles. Many people love the flavor of canned hominy when fried alone in bacon fat or butter. It is ground coarsely to make hominy grits or fine into a corn flour.

MEXICAN BEAN SOUP MIX

• ½ Cup chopped dried onion


• 1 Teaspoon dried minced garlic


• 1 Cup chopped dried tomatoes


• 1 Cup dried pinto beans


• ½ Cup dried kidney beans


• ½ Cup chopped dried green chilies


• 3 Tablespoons dried taco seasoning


• 1 Tablespoon brown sugar


• 4 Teaspoon cayenne pepper


• 1 Cup dried hominy


• ½ Cup chopped dried celery

Combine all the ingredients and store in a tightly sealed container. To use, combine half of the mixture with 2 quarts of water. Bring to a boil then lower the heat and simmer for 3 hours or until the beans are tender. NOTE: Toward the end you might want to add some cooked beef, chicken or pork.

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