Butter Bean And Leek Soup (Lima Beans) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

225 g dried butter beans (Lima beans)
1 medium leek
1 medium carrot
25 g butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
900 ml water
2 vegetable stock cubes
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon yeast extract (optional)
salt and pepper
chopped parsley (to garnish)

Preparation

Pick over beans wash and soak overnight.
Chop onion and dice the carrot.
Melt the butter and oil together and saute the onion until transparent.
Drain the beans and add to the pot with the measured water and all the remaining ingredients except the parsley.
simmer for about an hour until beans are soft and adjust the seasoning.
sprinkle with parsley and enjoy.