Dried Lima Bean And Corn Soup Recipe

Summary

CuisineCourse
MethodDish
Main Ingredient

Ingredients

 1/2 cup dried baby lima beans
 Onion1 Small, halved
 1 whole small garlic clove, lightly mashed
 Water2 Cup (16 tbs)
 2/3 cup coarsely cracked dried corn
 Onion1/4 Cup (16 tbs), minced
 Garlic1 Clove (5gm), minced
 2 tablespoons rendered chicken fat and/or butter
 4 cups brown chicken stock
 Black pepper salt1 To taste
 Ripe tomato1 Large, peeled
 Minced fresh parsley and/or chives

Directions

Combine beans, onion and whole garlic clove in saucepan and pour boiling water over.
Cover, bring to gentle boil and boil 2 minutes.
Turn off heat and let stand 1 hour.
Lightly brown corn, minced onion and minced garlic in chicken fat.
Add stock and beans and their liquid.
Cover, bring to gentle boil, lower heat and simmer 30 minutes or until beans are softened but still retain their shape.
Season with salt and pepper and stir in tomato.
Garnish generously with parsley.
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