Romanian Bean Soup

Name: Romanian Bean Soup
Ingredients: 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 tablespoon butter; 1 medium onion, finely diced; 2 teaspoons kosher salt (optional); fresh ground black pepper

10 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

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 tablespoon butter
1 medium onion, finely diced
2 teaspoons kosher salt (optional)
fresh ground black pepper

Directions

1

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.
2

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 on low until beans are very tender.
3

Remove from heat and let cool a little.
4

In the meantime, heat the butter in a skillet and saute the finely diced onion until it is very brown.
5

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.