Turkish Bean Soup

8 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 cup large dried lima beans, presoaked overnight or parboiled for five minutes, then presoaked one hour
  • 1 quart well-flavored chicken stock
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon plain yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 4 thin slices lemon

Directions

  1. 1
    In a large saucepan, heat olive oil and saute onion until it turns golden.
  2. 2
    Add soaked lima beans and stock.
  3. 3
    Bring to a boil and simmer, covered, for about two hours, or until the beans are tender.
  4. 4
    Remove beans to a bowl with a slotted spoon and roughly mash them so there are still some pieces of bean.
  5. 5
    Return the beans to the liquid in the saucepan and stir.
  6. 6
    Add salt and pepper to taste.
  7. 7
    Stir in yogurt and lemon juice and reheat, stirring, but do not allow the soup to return to a boil.
  8. 8
    Serve garnished with lemon slices.

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