Romanian Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups dried lima beans
8 cups water
1 large onion chopped
1 carrot peeled and sliced
2 garlic cloves crushed
1 beef bouillon cube
2 Tbsp. oil
1 medium onion finely diced
2 tsp. salt
pepper to taste

Preparation

Soak lima beans 5-6 hours or overnight.
Drain beans and rinse well to remove any loose shells.
Place beans in crockpot with 8 cups of water, chopped onion, carrot, garlic and bouillon cube. Cover and cook on low for 18 hours or until beans are tender.
Heat 2 Tbsp. oil in a skillet and saut diced onions until browned.
Add onions to bean soup and stir.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Makes 8 servings.