Lima Bean Soup

Name: Lima Bean Soup
Ingredients: 1 pkg. dried lima beans; salt and pepper; coriander seed; fresh sage; 1 bay leaf; 1 hot pepper; 2 medium potatoes; 1/2 c. sherry (optional); 1/4 c. olive oil; 1 large onion; Polish sausage (optional); 6 to 8 cloves garlic, crushed

12 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 pkg. dried lima beans
salt and pepper
coriander seed
fresh sage
1 bay leaf
1 hot pepper
2 medium potatoes
1/2 c. sherry (optional)
1/4 c. olive oil
1 large onion
Polish sausage (optional)
6 to 8 cloves garlic, crushed

Directions

1

Soak dried beans overnight.
2

Wash thoroughly and put in pot of boiling water.
3

Add chopped onion and cubed potatoes.
4

Add seasonings to taste.
5

Bring to a boil, then cook on low until beans are done and soup is thick.
6

Mash beans with wooden spoon while in the pot.
7

Remove hot pepper.
8

Add olive oil and sherry and simmer another 15 minutes.
9

If sausage is added, omit olive oil and add sausage along with potatoes and onion, but boil sausage separately first to remove fat.