ROMANIAN BEAN SOUP

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ROMANIAN BEAN SOUP

 

2 cups dried lima beans

8 cups cold water

1 large onion, roughly chopped

1 carrot, peeled and quartered

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 Knorr vegetable bouillon cube

1 tbs butter

1 medium onion, finely diced

2 teaspoons kosher salt (optional)

Freshly-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 beans in

crockpot with 8 cups fresh water, the chopped onion,

carrot, garlic and bouillon cube. Cover tightly and cook

18 to 24 hours, until beans are very tender. Remove from

heat and let cool a little. In the meantime, heat the

butter 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.