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Sorry that this is not soup related but its a really great bean thing. Took me years to finally ask about the bunches of leafy green overgrown
alfalfa looking plant being sold around Eastertime from the truck vendors of oranges, honey, etc along the roadside. They are fresh garbanzo beans.
Very fun if you do not mind a little work. Pull of the pods, put them in a skillet with a dash of oil and salt and xhiles or whatever, toss about
till the pods start to char. Kinda like Mexican Edamame. Though a little harder to eat. Big hit with the beer crowd.
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oladulce
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The Bean Whisperer
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The book translation for Habas is Lima Bean. But the Habas are not like the Limas we got in the states. Though they do have a slight leaning towards
lima shape from frijole. And I agree they make a great soup. The little Habas are great for Boston Baked Beans, too. Also, Garbancito Beans do not
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CP is a chef extraordinaire. All of her culinary creations are edible works of art. And lemme tell ya, her baked beans are the best in the universe.
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Ever try pink beans instead of pintos?
They are almost identical to pintos except pink beens are a bit silkier and smoother in texture and tend to stay whole and not lose their skins as
easily as pintos. Flavor is almost identical but have a cleaner, slightly fuller "bean" flavor. I haven't seen them in stores in La Paz, only
pintos.
Also, when it comes to pintos, it's a must to use as fresh pinto beans as possible. The older they are, the longer they take to cook, the grittier
the texture, the tougher the skins, and the quicker they shed their skins. You know you have fresh pintos when they finish cooking in 1.5 hours.
Funny thing, my mother and my aunts used to spread out the uncooked pintos on a counter top, one bean layer thick and hand pick out the withered
beans, the little dirt clods, and any bean that wasn't perfect before putting the "acceptable" beans in the pot to cook. Hadn't seen that process for
50 years until my neighbor in La Paz came over to my casita to cook pinto beans for me three years ago. She did the same thing, spread the beans out
on the counter and took about 8 minutes to hand pick the beans. Déjà vu.
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There used to be a restaurant in SJDC called Rosy's that served a cream of Habas soup that was the best I've had anywhere. It rivaled a cream of
Jalapeno soup we had in an elegant place in Prescott, Az. We looked for Rosy's last time thru SJDC but couldn't find it, out of business apparently.
Reading this thread it struck me that we're all Beaners now, if we weren't before.
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Mitchman, the Little Market
In Primo Tapia that I shop at regularly sorts the beans out on the check out counter and then repackages the ones that pass inspection in 1/2
kilo-sized plastic bags for sale.
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Thank you everybody for your comments. Truth be told, I grew up eating Campbells Bean and Bacon soup as my favorite, so maybe that was a clue. lol
We are getting close on the recipe. yum Noting went to waste on the last batch.
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Louisiana-style red beans and rice! 
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MitchMan
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How about...Chicken Gumbo!
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Oh yea!!!
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$1.79 or so at Stater Bros. Will feed 8.
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Holy, moly, that's a great deal for a bean soup starter!!!
Discard the "ham-flavored seasoning packet", of course...............and go with the real thing.
The Peruvian beans seem to be big over here for charro beans.
Or, consider adding some chorizo seco to your bean soup recipes. Particularly like the Bafar brand. Much lower in fat that traditional Mexican
chorizo.
The secos from Spain are, of course, a king's ransom; comparatively speaking.
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Buy a jar of Ham Base at Smart & Final add some to a pot of navy or Habas, closest to Bean with Bacon you'll ever find.
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