Luscious Lima Bean Soup Recipe

Ingredients <br>- 1 pound dry lima beans <br>- 4 cups water <br>- 5 carrots, chopped <br>- 1 leek, bulb only, chopped <br>- 2 tablespoons minced shallots <br>- 2 stalks celery, chopped <br>- 4 cubes vegetable bouillon <br>- 8 cups water <br>- 2 tablespoons olive oil <br><p></p>Directions <br>step 1: Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add dry lima beans, and boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat, and allow the beans to sit, covered, for 1 to 2 hours to soften. Drain and rinse until water runs clear, discarding bean water. <br>step 2: In a soup pot, saute vegetables in olive oil until onions and celery are translucent. Add lima beans, and saute for another 2 to 3 minutes. <br>step 3: In the meantime, bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add the vegetable bouillon to the boiling water, and stir until dissolved. Add broth to the sauteed vegetables and beans. Add remaining water, and allow soup to simmer over a low flame for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Serve steaming hot. <br>

Ingredients
- 1 pound dry lima beans
- 4 cups water
- 5 carrots, chopped
- 1 leek, bulb only, chopped
- 2 tablespoons minced shallots
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 4 cubes vegetable bouillon
- 8 cups water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions
step 1: Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add dry lima beans, and boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat, and allow the beans to sit, covered, for 1 to 2 hours to soften. Drain and rinse until water runs clear, discarding bean water.
step 2: In a soup pot, saute vegetables in olive oil until onions and celery are translucent. Add lima beans, and saute for another 2 to 3 minutes.
step 3: In the meantime, bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add the vegetable bouillon to the boiling water, and stir until dissolved. Add broth to the sauteed vegetables and beans. Add remaining water, and allow soup to simmer over a low flame for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Serve steaming hot.

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