Satisfying Lima Bean Soup Food

SATISFYING LIMA BEAN SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat up your oil in a soup pot. Add onions and garlic. Saute until translucent.
• Add tomato paste and roast briefly.
• Add beans and broth. Cover and bring soup to a simmer. Continue simmering for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add the cheese and cilantro. Stir to combine.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper. Adjust accordingly.
• Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.

LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Firstly, soak the dried beans overnight in a large bowl with plenty of cold water. The next day, drain the beans and place them in a pot with enough fresh water to cover them. Cook over low heat until half tender, about 30 minutes, drain and set aside.
• Warm the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Once the oil shimmers, add the onion and cook, stirring often, until the onion is turning translucent (5 minutes).
• Add garlic, dried herbs, paprika and stir to enhance all the flavors for about 1 minute.
• Stir in the beans, tomato sauce, broth, tomato paste, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Raise the heat and bring to the boil. Then reduce to maintain a gentle simmer, cover the pot, and cook for 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.
• Optional step: turn the heat off and let it cool slightly. Then transfer 2 cups of the soup to a stand blender, whizz until smooth and return it to the pot (an immersion blender works fine, but make sure you blend the soup partially, not all of it). And be careful because it's still hot.
• Stir in the chopped parsley, toss until well combined, taste and adjust the seasoning to your taste if needed. Serve with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, crusty bread, and a pinch of chilli flakes if you wish. Enjoy!

HEARTY LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place beans in a Dutch oven; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour. Drain and discard liquid; return beans to pan. , Add ham bone and 2-1/2 qt. water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours. , Debone ham and cut meat into chunks; return to pan. Add celery and carrots. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until beans are tender. , In a small skillet, saute garlic in butter for 1 minute. Stir in the flour, salt, pepper and paprika. Add cold water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add to the soup with tomatoes; simmer for 10 minutes or until heated through.

BEST LIMA BEAN SOUP - ESPECIALLY WINTERTIME!

Steps:

• 1. Rinse lima beans and place in water along with quartered onions, carrots, and celery in pot or dutch oven.
• 2. Bring mix to a boil over medium heat.
• 3. When mix begins to boil, reduce heat and simmer for an hour.
• 4. Add the two grated potatoes and simmer for an additional half hour.
• 5. Add the balance of the potatoes along with the golden brown bacon (nix the bacon drippings unless you don't mind the fat and extra calories).
• 6. (Optional) Add one cup of grated cauliflower or one cup of flour for thicker broth, if desired.
• 7. Let simmer for an additional half hour, then add four cups of diced tomatoes (canned will do) for flavor and a bit of color, two bay leaves, 3/4 T thyme, 3/4 T paprika, 2 T lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste, and favorite flavorful hot sauce (optional).
• 8. Either continue to simmer for three to four additional hours until done, stirring often and/or adding additional water to avoid burning the ever-thickening mix, or remove contents from heat and transfer to 7-qt. or 8-qt. crock-pot to finish soup at low setting for five to six hours till finished.
• Add additional warm water prior to serving if somewhat thinner consistency desired. Okay to refrigerate broth overnight and then transfer to crock-pot next morning, with a little extra water, if needed, to finish soup at low setting for six to seven hours, but wait until then to add lemon juice. Some think this soup is a bit bland, but avoid over-seasoning while cooking and just let each person season to taste. Goes great with corn bread or a multi-grain muffin or roll. An ale really compliments the overall taste.

LUSCIOUS LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

LIMA BEAN SOUP WITH PARMESAN BACON CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large heavy-bottomed pot, cook onion in butter and oil over medium heat until translucent about 10 minutes. Add the carrot and celery and cook another 5 minutes.
• While vegetables are cooking, place lima beans in boiling water and cook until very soft about 10 minutes. Drain lima beans and add to the pot with the sliced apple. Pour in the chicken broth. Lower heat and simmer an additional 5 minutes. Then puree with a hand blender. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• For the Parmesan Bacon Crisp: Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray. Make 4 to 5 lines with the Parmesan, about 1-inch wide and 4-inches long. Sprinkle with bacon. Bake for about 7 to 10 minutes or until golden and crisp. Remove from oven and let cool. Peel crisp from foil and serve with soup.
• Cook's Note: For additional flavor, add an additional 1/2 cup of Parmesan and 1/4 cup bacon to the soup before pureeing. Also a dollop of sour cream adds a creamy finish to this healthy soup.
• This recipe was provided by a finalist, who may or may not be a professional cook, for The Next Food Network Star. Food Network has not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.

LIMA BEANS AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse and sort beans before adding to a pot of water and bringing to boil for 3 minutes.
• Set aside to soak for 1 hour.
• While beans are soaking, melt butter in large soup pot.
• Saute onions, carrots, and celery for 3-5 minutes.
• Add 8 cups water, bay leaf, salt and dash of pepper.
• Add halved potatoes.
• Drain lima beans and add to pot.
• Bring to a boil and then cover and reduce heat to medium low.
• Simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until beans are tender.
• Add cubed ham during last half hour.
• Mash the potato halves to thicken the stock.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

SPRING GREENS AND LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place beans in large bowl. Pour enough cold water over to cover; let soak overnight.
• Drain beans; place in heavy large pot and add enough water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until beans are just tender, about 45 minutes. Add greens to pot; cook until tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain; set aside.
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in same pot over medium heat. Add celery, carrots, and onion. Sauté until onion is translucent, about 6 minutes. Add broth, tomatoes, and bean mixture. Reduce heat to low. Simmer 20 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Cover and let soup rest 15 minutes. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with cheese and drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon oil.

LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place rinsed lima beans and 2 quartered onions in a 6 quart pot.
• Fill with water until 2 inches from top.
• Bring to boil over medium heat.
• Once soup comes to boil, reduce heat and simmer 4 hours, stirring occasionally, replacing water as needed to keep at 2 inches from top of pot.
• After 4 hours place diced potatoes to soup and continue to simmer 1 more hour.
• Brown bacon pieces in frying pan, reserving all drippings.
• Slowly add browned bacon pieces and 3/4 of drippings to soup.
• Stir flour to remaining drippings in frying pan and stir till smooth.
• Add flour and dripping mixture to soup and stir well.
• Salt and pepper to taste, simmer for 5 minutes and serve.

SATISFYING HAM AND 18 BEAN SOUP (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Sort and wash beans; place in crockpot. Cover with water to 2 inches above beans; cover and let stand 8 hours or overnight. Drain beans.
• Combine rest of ingredients.
• Cook on high for 2 hours then lower the heat to low and cook for 4 hours (or cook for 8 hours on low).
• Remove ham hock and let cool for 15 minutes. Remove the bay leaf. Take a stick blender and puree some or all of the soup. Chop the ham in bite size pieces and add back to the soup.
• Taste for seasoning and correct at this point.

LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, combine the first 12 ingredients; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25-35 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , Add cream; heat through but do not boil. Sprinkle with bacon just before serving.

NOTHIN' MUCH LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large cooking pot and simmer for about 3 hours, covered, stirring occasionally.
• When the beans are tender, the soup is done.