Native american lima bean & tomato soup

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pounds Dried lima beans
3 quarts Water
1 each Sprig parsley
2 eaches Onions, sliced
¼ pounds Salt pork
3 eaches Tomatoes, cored
1 each Chili pequin, crushed
1 tablespoon Salt

Directions

Soak the beans in 1½ quarts water for 3 ½ hours; drain and rinse.

Place in large, heavy kettle, cover with 1 ½ quarts water, add remaining ingredients and simmer, slowly, for 1 hour. Uncover and simmer for 1 additional hour. Serve hot.

From: The Art of American Indian Cooking by Yeffe Kimbell and Jean Anderson, Avon Books (a division of The Hearst Corporation), New York, NY, 1965. Typed by Loren Martin

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