{"id":521,"date":"2009-08-16T20:59:45","date_gmt":"2009-08-17T01:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/?page_id=521"},"modified":"2010-02-20T22:57:31","modified_gmt":"2010-02-21T03:57:31","slug":"michigan-navy-bean-soup","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/recipes\/michigan-navy-bean-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Navy Bean Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another great soup from Friendly Foods (pg. 60).\u00a0 This one will warm even the Grinch&#8217;s heart cockles.\u00a0 :P<\/p>\n<p>I was guessing when shopping, and picked up &#8220;Great nothern beans&#8221;, which <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Common_bean\">wikipedia tells me<\/a> are a type of navy bean.\u00a0 Win!<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2-3 cans Great northern beans (or soak-and-cook your own)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup chopped carrots<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup chopped onions<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup chopped celery (including leaves)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup leek or cabbage tops<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp minced garlic<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp basil<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp majoram<\/li>\n<li>salt and pepper<\/li>\n<li>soup stock (Vogue Vegy base or other bouillon)<\/li>\n<li>1 Tbsp smoked yeast or 1 tsp liquid smoke<\/li>\n<li>1 strip of kombu, soaked and diced (Japanese seaweed, optional)<\/li>\n<li>2 tomatoes, chopped<\/li>\n<li>4 cups water<\/li>\n<li>3 Tbsp white miso<\/li>\n<li>scallions for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedigitalmachine.com\/images\/blog\/2009\/recipes\/michigan-navy-bean-soup\/img_3909.jpg?w=656\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Saute the beans, carrots, onions, celery, leafy tops and garlic in canola oil for about 5 minutes.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedigitalmachine.com\/images\/blog\/2009\/recipes\/michigan-navy-bean-soup\/img_3910.jpg?w=656\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Add the spices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedigitalmachine.com\/images\/blog\/2009\/recipes\/michigan-navy-bean-soup\/img_3911.jpg?w=656\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Add the water, kombu and tomatoes and simmer for about 20 minutes.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedigitalmachine.com\/images\/blog\/2009\/recipes\/michigan-navy-bean-soup\/img_3912.jpg?w=656\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dissolve the miso in a little water and add to the stock.  Cook for another 10 minutes and serve it up hot!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedigitalmachine.com\/images\/blog\/2009\/recipes\/michigan-navy-bean-soup\/img_3917.jpg?w=656\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another great soup from Friendly Foods (pg. 60).\u00a0 This one will warm even the Grinch&#8217;s heart cockles.\u00a0 :P I was guessing when shopping, and picked up &#8220;Great nothern beans&#8221;, which wikipedia tells me are a type of navy bean.\u00a0 Win! Ingredients: 2-3 cans Great northern beans (or soak-and-cook your own) 1\/2 cup chopped carrots 1\/2 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/recipes\/michigan-navy-bean-soup\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Michigan Navy Bean Soup<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":478,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-521","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9M0Zg-8p","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2916,"url":"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/recipes\/burgundy-soup\/","url_meta":{"origin":521,"position":0},"title":"Burgundy Soup","author":"m","date":"January 4, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Whole Foods seitan mushrooms onions tomato-puree 2 TBSP soy\/sesame oil1 1\/2 c diced onion3\/4 c sliced mushrooms1 tsp minced garlic1 1\/2 tsp chopped basil (or 1\/2 tsp dried)1\/3 tsp pepper1\/2 c dry red wine3\/4 c tomato puree1 cup chopped seitan1 1\/2 c water (--)1 TBSP barley miso1\/2 tsp saltparsley for\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200105_210022-1-scaled-e1578276491230.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200105_210022-1-scaled-e1578276491230.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200105_210022-1-scaled-e1578276491230.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200105_210022-1-scaled-e1578276491230.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200105_210022-1-scaled-e1578276491230.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bitpost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20200105_210022-1-scaled-e1578276491230.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3794,"url":"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/recipes\/one-pan-mediterranean-casserole\/","url_meta":{"origin":521,"position":1},"title":"One-pan Mediterranean casserole","author":"m","date":"December 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Grabbed this from instagram, thanks! 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