Cajun and Creole Recipes
Louisiana Lima Bean Soup
Yield: about 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups lima beans, dried
- 8 cups water
- 1 whole ham bone
- 3 small onions, chopped
- 1/2 bay leaf
- 1 cup carrots, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup green bell pepper, finely minced
- 1 cup canned tomatoes
- 3 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Louisiana Hot Pepper Sauce for garnish
Instructions
- Wash lima beans. Place in large kettle. Add water and ham bone, the onions, and the bay leaf. Cover. Simmer over low heat until beans are tender.
- Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the whole beans. Force remainder through a coarse sieve.
- Return the whole beans to the soup mixture, add the carrots, green pepper and tomatoes. Continue cooking over low heat until vegetables are tender.
- Add salt and pepper. If there is any ham on the bone, cut into bits and add to the soup.
- Dash on as much Louisiana Hot Sauce as you like when serving.
Notes
I've also made Louisiana Lima Bean Soup with about 2 cups chopped ham instead of the ham bone. It's absolutely the best bean soup I've ever eaten. Enjoy!
Wonderfully freezable.
Nutrition
Per serving: 145 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (2% calories from fat); 8g Protein; 28g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 693mg Sodium
Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain (Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates
Attribution
Posted by Keplerkid at recipegoldmine.com