Barbs Butter Bean Or Lima Bean Soup

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb lima beans (dried)
• 6 cups water, add more if needed
• 1/2 lb kielbasa or 1/2 lb ham
• 3 -4 teaspoons chicken base (mccormicks)
• 3/4 cup carrot, sliced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomatoes, diced
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons flour

Recipe

• 1 put beans into large soup pot cover with water bring to a boil for 2 minutes, turn off heat and let set for 1 hour, drain off water.
• 2 add the 6 cups water to the beans and bring to a boil & simmer; at this point if i an using ham or ham hocks i put them in a smaller saucepan and cook them until done.
• 3 when beans are starting to get tender add ham (& broth from ham) or kielbasa, tomatoes, onion , carrots, celery and simmer until done.
• 4 season with salt and pepper to taste: also for a thicker soup add the 2 tablespoons flour to a little water, add to soup and simmer, check seasonings.