Adzuki Bean Soup

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb adzuki beans
• 1 lb lamb, cut into chunks
• 1 large carrot
• 1 large onion
• 3 large celery ribs, with leaves
• 1 1/2 teaspoons basil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons marjoram
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 4 cups water
• 1/4 cup sherry wine (medium dry)

Recipe

• 1 boil the adzuki beans until they are slightly soft.
• 2 drain the water and rinse the beans, place them back in a large pot.
• 3 chop up the carrots, celery, and onions, and place them in the pot with the beans.
• 4 add the rest of the ingredients (spices, lamb, water), except the sherry.
• 5 mix the ingredients.
• 6 cover and bring to a boil.
• 7 reduce heat and cook just under a boil for 2 to 3 hours (until beans are very soft, soup is thick and vegetables have thoroughly cooked).
• 8 before serving, add the sherry and stir.
• 9 i like a particularly thick,"stew like" soup.
• 10 if you want a thinner soup, just add more water!
• 11 also, i tend to add my spices liberally- just season to taste!
• 12 the lamb is mainly to give flavour, so get something with a little fat on it!
• 13 note: adzuki beans are japanese beans.
• 14 you can substitute with other beans, but the cooking time may vary.