Lima Beans

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Lima Bean Stew

Ingredients:

  • 1(8 oz.) can of lima beans, undrained or 1 cup dried lima bean, cooked
  • 2 cups low-sodium vegetable stock
  • 2 carrots, sliced
  • 2 onions, sliced
  • 2 tbs peppercorns to taste
  • 2 tbsp whole-wheat flour
  • 2 cups soy or almond milk

Directions:

  • Empty beans and vegetable stock into a large pan.
  • Add all other ingredients except the flour and milk and simmer for 1 hour or more until the beans are very soft.
  • Make a paste of the flour and a little cold milk.
  • Heat the rest of the milk to scalding, and stir in flour paste. Cook and stir until thick.
  • Run the bean soup through a strainer or put it through a food processor and combine it with the milk mixture just before serving, adjusting seasoning to taste.

Recipe by Blue Zones.