Romanian Bean Soup

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This sounds yummy, although i have not tried it yet myself. recipe courtesy of chet day's daily crock website. Posted for zaar world tour ii for the southeastern europe region. note: prep time does not include overnight soaking of the beans.

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Steps

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Soak lima beans in cold water overnight.

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Drain the lima beans and rinse in several changes of water to float away as many loosened shells as possible.

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Place beans in crockpot with 8 cups fresh water , the chopped onion , carrot , garlic and bouillon cube.

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Cover tightly and cook 18 to 24 hours on low until beans are very tender.

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Remove from heat and let cool a little.

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In the meantime , heat the butter in a skillet and saute the finely diced onion until it is very brown.

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Ladle a small amount of soup at a time into blender or bowl of a food processor and puree until all soup is pureed.

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Return to pot and stir in browned onions.

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Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper to taste.

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Ingredients

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dried lima beans, cold water, onion, carrot, garlic cloves, vegetable bouillon cube, butter, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper