BEAN SOUP

[Lonesomedave]

ok....it's about 5 degrees here (or feels like it at any rate)...snowy, sleety, cold... and i decided to make some Lime Bean soup to warm us up.

this is a really simple recipe, but very good

here it is:

take about 12 ozs of country ham scraps (which you can buy from the store here) and about 10 ozs of Andouille sausage- about 2 sausages from a three-pack -and one 1 pound bag of dried lima beans

put in a pot and gently boil until the beans are tender

take another pound of dried lima beans and boil in a separate pot

once the beans in pot #1 are tender, blend it all using a stick or immersion blender, ham, sausage and all, until smooth and creamy.

then take the beans from pot #2 and put them in pot #1....don't blend and cook until you are satisfied that the beans are done

taste...add salt & pepper as you think necessary...

best bean soup i have ever had...

any recipes you'd like to share?

 

[msact]

Never tried Lima Bean soup. I will have to make that sometime. I make Navy Bean, Split Pea, Black Bean and Lentil Soup all the time. The basic recipe I follow is pretty simple. Boil the beans/peas with some ham, dried onion, carrot and bay leaf (and perhaps some other misc things as the mood strikes). I boil until tender, but I don't puree. Shortly before it's ready I add some smoked sausage (low fat variety). Simple but delicious. Sometimes I dump some salsa into my black bean soup. Sometimes I substitute some chicken broth for the water. I usually improve somewhat.

 

[bassteban]

Do either of you guys deliver?

 

[MJ5150]

Oh man, I love me some lima bean soup. Love it.

-Mike

 

[pedroims]

In Mexico we call them: Frijoles Charros.

Beans, onions, chile, pork skin, sausage, beacon, beer, cilantro. My family love it

It looks something like this:

 

[msact]

My late wife was from Mexico. I used to love to go out for Sopa Azteca when we would travel to Mexico City. There's nothing quite like it here.

 

[Jim Nazium]

Makes me fart just thinking about it

 

[tastybasslines]

I make this recipe too Dave!

Except I use this 15 bean packet:

I also use chili powder in addition to lots of lime juice. I also like to substitute turkey keilbasa for ham. The sausage is fairly lean, but has just enough fat to add great flavor the ham doesn't, at least for me.

 

[Pilgrim]

Bean soup is great. I'm a fan of the good old Campell's Bean with Bacon soup. Paired with Ritz crackers to munch on, that's one of my comfort meals.

 

[bassinplace]

Ham & Beans in the crock pot. Onions, carrots. Bomb! (I'm referring to the flavor)