Puree Of Lima Beans Recipe

Ingredients for Puree Of Lima Beans

• 1 pt. Lima beans
• 6 pts. cold water
• 3 small tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• Few grains cayenne

Instructions

1. Soak beans over night if dry; in the morning drain and add cold water.
2. Cook until soft, rub through a sieve, add salt, pepper and cayenne.
3. Reheat soup, melt butter, add flour, cook together until perfectly smooth, add 1 cup of soup, stirring all the time.
4. Add to the remainder of the soup.
5. Slice the tomatoes very thin, add to the soup and cook three minutes.
6. Soup stock or the thin part of a can of tomatoes may be used to cook the beans with in place of the water.