Luscious Lima Bean Soup
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Cooking:
25 min.
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Servings per container:
9
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Ingredients for - Luscious Lima Bean Soup

1. Dry lima beans - 1 pound
2. Water - 4 cups
3. Carrots, chopped - 5
4. Leek, bulb only, chopped - 1
5. Minced shallots - 2 tablespoons
6. Celery, chopped - 2 stalks
7. Vegetable bouillon - 4 cubes
8. Water - 8 cups
9. Olive oil - 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Luscious Lima Bean Soup

1. Stage

Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add dry lima beans, and boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat, and allow the beans to sit, covered, for 1 to 2 hours to soften. Drain and rinse until water runs clear, discarding bean water.

2. Stage

In a soup pot, saute vegetables in olive oil until onions and celery are translucent. Add lima beans, and saute for another 2 to 3 minutes.

3. Stage

In the meantime, bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add the vegetable bouillon to the boiling water, and stir until dissolved. Add broth to the sauteed vegetables and beans. Add remaining water, and allow soup to simmer over a low flame for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Serve steaming hot.