Baby Lima Bean Soup with Crispy Sage

Name: Baby Lima Bean Soup with Crispy Sage
Prep time: 2 h 17 min
Cook time: 2 h 17 min
Total time: 2 h 17 min
Yield: 7
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 28 grams (16-p package dried baby lima beans; 2 bay leaves; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 710 milliliters coarsely chopped carrot; 2 fresh sage leaves; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 473 milliliters coarsely chopped onion; 1 teaspoon salt, divided; 2 slices center-cut bacon slices, cut into small pieces; 397 grams vegetable broth; 2 liters water

Baby Lima Bean Soup with Crispy Sage might be a good recipe to expand your soup recipe box. This recipe serves 7. One serving contains 113 calories, 3g of protein, and 6g of fat. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. A mixture of sage leaves, carrot, onion, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 17 minutes.

Instructions

Sort and wash beans; place beans in a large Dutch oven. Cover with water to 2 inches above beans; bring to a boil, and cook 2 minutes.

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Remove from heat; cover and let stand 1 hour.

Drain beans and return to pan.

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Beans

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Add 7 1/2 cups water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and bay leaves to pan. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour and 10 minutes.

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Water

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Add carrot; cook 20 minutes or until beans and carrot are tender.

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Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat.

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Add sage leaves; saut 1 to 2 minutes or until crisp.

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Sage

Remove leaves from pan; drain on paper towels. Crumble and set aside.

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Cook bacon in same pan 4 minutes or until crisp. Stir in onion; saut 3 to 4 minutes or until crisp-tender.

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Onion

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Add garlic, and cook 3 to 4 minutes or until onion is tender.

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Remove from heat.

Drain beans, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid in a small bowl. Discard bay leaves and return beans to pan.

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Add 1 cup beans to reserved cooking liquid; mash with a fork until mixture forms a paste. Stir broth, bean paste, onion mixture, 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper, and half of crumbled sage into cooked beans. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 4 to 5 minutes or until mixture is thoroughly heated (mixture will be thick).

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