Ingredients
- 1 pound dried lima beans (big white lima beans)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 pound bacon (smoked streaky bacon)
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 bell pepper (red or green: cored, seeded and chopped)
- 1 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 6 peppercorns (whole)
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon paprika (hot)
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 4 cups water
- 1 pound kielbasa sausage (thickly sliced)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, more if required
How to Make
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Step 1: Heat oil in a stockpot.
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Step 2: Add the chopped bacon and saute it gently until it starts to brown and its fat runs. Then add the chopped onions and fry until translucent.
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Step 3: Add tomato paste (careful dont burn).
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Step 4: Add the chopped garlic, the bay leaves, the chopped parsley, and the peppercorns. (Make sure you do not add the salt at this point. If you add it now, the beans will refuse to get tender when you cook them.)
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Step 5: Finally add the paprika, frying everything gently for about five minutes thereafter.
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Step 6: Add about 4 cups of boiling water and the beans. Stir well. Cover.
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Step 7: Turn the heat down and allow the soup to simmer very gently for at least 2 hours, until the beans are soft.
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Step 8: (You will need to keep checking the beans as they may take as long as three hours' simmering to become soft depending on the particular batch of beans).
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Step 9: About an hour before the soup will be ready, add the kielbasa. may need more water
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Step 10: A little before serving time, check the taste and then add the salt.
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Step 11: Do it a little at a time, being careful not to over salt.
We hope you enjoy this recipe!
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