Spicy Sixteen Bean Slow Cooker Soup

Ingredients

• Sofrito:
• ¼ cup olive oil / earth balance
• 1 stalk celery, (approx ½ cup)
• 1 medium yellow onion, (approx 1 cup)
• 1 small carrot, (approx ¼ cup)
• 1 med hungarian wax pepper (or serrano or even jalapeno), minced (2 tbsp)
• 1 chipotle pepper in adobe sauce, minced
• 3 large cloves garlic, minced
• -----------------
• ½ bag Goya 16 Bean Soup Mix, 8 oz (unsoaked)
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 small potato, (unpeeled & halved, it'll be removed)
• 6 cups water
• -----------------
• Seasoning (Bouquet Garni):
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 sprig thyme, fresh
• 1 sprig rosemary, fresh
• 1 sprig flat leaf parsley, fresh
• 6 pepper-corns
• 3 allspice-corns
• -----------------
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon Penzey's mural of flavor (or your favorite unsalted seasoning)
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• -----------------
• Finish with salt to taste (1 tablespoon course grey sea salt or kosher salt)
• Pinch of Penzey's Northwoods Seasoning (or a dash of cayenne)