Bean and Barley Soup
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




1 ham hock
1 lg. onion, chopped or sliced
4 cloves garlic, chopped
2 c.s red beans, washed
1 c. barley
Salt
pepper to taste

Preparation

1 Cook beans according to directions. When half way cooked, add the ham hock, onions, garlic, barley and cook until soft (beans and barley). Add more boiling water, if too thick. Make it soupy as it will thicken. Can be frozen in cartons.