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Sunday, November 6, 2011

Sensational Sides: Du Riz a Sauce Pois (Rice with Bean Sauce)

Red Kidney Bean Soup
Ingredients

1 14 ounce pkg dry jumbo lima beans*
water
1/2 yellow medium onion
3 cloves of garlic
1 pack Sazon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter

Directions

1.  Fill a pot with the dry beans and water until the pot is is filled 3/4 of the way.


2.  Boil the beans on med-high heat until they are practically falling apart, about 2 hours. Replace water as necessary during the boiling process because it will evaporate during cooking.



3.  Transfer the beans and some of the cooking broth into a food processor.  Set the cooking broth aside in the pot.



4.  Add the onion, garlic...




5.  Add Sazon, cloves, allspice, and salt in the food processor over the beans...



6.   Blend until a smooth puree is formed.




7.  Transfer the puree back into the pot with the cooking broth. Add an additional 2 cups of water. Heat on med-high and bring the puree to a boil. **



8.  Reduce heat to low, add butter, and let simmer for at least 15 minutes or until heated through.



9.  Serve over white rice, with boiled plantain, or in a bowl with crusty french bread! ENJOY!
NOTE:

*You can also use red kidney beans, lentils, green peas, green lima beans, black beans, cannellini beans, great northern beans, or the 10 or 15 bean combinations sold for soup! This is a VERY versatile dish.

**For added flavor, add some smoked meat to the pot such as smoked turkey neck or wing, smoked pork neck, or sliced smoked sausage/kielbasa.



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