InstaPot Lima Beans and Bacon Soup
Easy, tasty, quick, and nourishing ..
Equipment
- Insta Pot
Ingredients
- 1 lb Lima Beans Large, dry
- 1 lb Bacon Thick Cut or bacon ends, (Cut to 1" chunks)
- 1 ea Yellow Onion Large, peeled, diced
- 1 ea Carrot Peeled, Diced
- 3 ribs Celery Diced
- 1 tbps Minced Garlic
- 4 cups chicken broth / stock
- 1 bottle Beer Optional Can use water ...
- 2 ea Bay Leaves
- 1 tsp Black pepper
- Cajun Seasoning to taste, optional
Instructions
- Rinse, and sort beans. Then soak for 1 hour..
- Set the insta pot to saute, whence hot add bacon and start to render fat (~ 5 minutes)We are looking for enough fat to saute our veg in
- Add vegs and saute until onions are soft and translucent
- Exit Saute
- Drain beans, and add to insta port
- Add stock, water/beer, bay leaves
- Lid up, select high pressure, and set timer for 25 minutes
- Natural release for 10 minutes, then vent
- Remove bay leaves, add seasonings, taste and adjust salt / heat
Notes
If the soup is too thin , take 1/2 cup of the beans and mash, then return.
I'll serve this with a plate of cat head biscuits, some fresh chopped onion, and a cold beer
A drizzle of vinegar, or a vinegar based pepper sauce, can provide a twang of flavor and a possible hint of heat.
Ditto dusting with cajun seasoning can add an additional taste kick
Nutrition
Calories: 345kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 14gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 426mgPotassium: 560mgFiber: 4gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 109IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 2mg
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