Romanian Bean Soup (CP recipe)

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Romanian Bean Soup  (CP recipe)

 

2 cups dried lima beans

8 cups cold water

1 large onion, roughly chopped

1 carrot, peeled and quartered

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 Knorr vegetable bouillon cube  or other brand is fine to use

2 tablespoons corn oil

1 medium onion, finely diced

2 teaspoons kosher salt (optional)

Fresh ground black pepper to taste

 

Soak lima beans in cold water overnight. Drain the lima beans and rinse in

several changes of water to float away as many loosened shells as possible.

Place in crockpot with 8 cups fresh water, the chopped onion, carrot, garlic and

bouillon cube. Cover tightly and cook on high one hour and then low 8-10 hours,

until beans are very tender. Remove from heat and let cool a little. Maybe you

will need to cook less, the newer crockpots cook up faster, I use my old Rival

for this soup.

 

In the meantime, heat the oil in a skillet and saute the finely diced onion

until it is very brown. Ladle a small amount of soup at a time into blender or

bowl of a food processor and puree until all soup is pureed. Return to pot and

stir in browned onions. Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper to taste.

Makes 8 to 10 servings. Freezes well.