Beef and Lima Bean Soup
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ to 2 cups dried small lima beans (1 16-oz package)
- 2+ lbs beef shanks or other beef soup meat with bones
- 1 quart beef stock
- 1 quart water
- 2+ garlic cloves
- Bay leaves
- 1 medium-large onion chopped (1 to 1 ½ cups)
- 2 large carrots chopped (1 to 1/12 cups)
- Chopped parsnip, turnip (½ to 1 cup total)
- ½ cup chopped mushrooms, onions
- Dash of cayenne
- Oregano and/or parsley
- salt
Instructions
Wash beans put into pot, cover with 2 inches water
Bring to boil and boil for one minute. Cover and let sit for 1 hour
Boil 1-2 quarts water separately. In large (6Quart+) soup pot brown the beef shanks. Add stock, 1 quart boiling water, garlic, bay leaves.
Drain and add the lima beans. Simmer for 1 hour.
Three serving suggestions:
- Serve as is with crusty break on the side
- Heat enough soup for generous servings in a pot to a simmer. Carefully add one raw egg per serving. Cover and simmer gently about 3 minutes. Serve immediately.
- 15 min before serving, add noodles