Portuguese Feijoada with Lima Beans Recipe

Portuguese Feijoada With Lima Beans Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 lb. dried lg. lima beans, picked over and washed
• 6 c. cold water
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 tbsp. lard or 2 oz. slab bacon
• 3 or 4 lg. onions, chopped
• 4 carrots, sliced about 1/4 inch thick
• 3 lg. garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 lb. piece smoked ham
• 1/4 lb. prosciutto
• 1/4 lb. whole Italian sweet sausage
• 1/4 lb. whole Italian hot sausage
• 1/4 lb. piece pepperoni
• 3 lg. parsley branches
• 2 lg. bay leaves
• 1 lb. can whole tomatoes, drained and coarsely chopped
• 1/2 tsp. white pepper
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 1/4 tsp. cayenne

Method

1. Place the beans in a pot, add the cold water, and soak overnight
2. Heat the oil and lard in a large, heavy kettle
3. Add the onions, carrots and garlic and saute over moderate heat 12-15 minutes, stirring
4. Reduce heat to low
5. Cover and steam vegetables 20 minutes
6. Add the beans and their soaking liquid, the ham, prosciutto, 3 sausages, parsley, bay leaves and tomatoes
7. Bring to simmer
8. Cover and simmer 40 minutes or until the beans are firm tender
9. Remove ham, prosciutto, and sausages and cut them into bite-size pieces
10. Return to kettle
11. Add white pepper, black pepper and cayenne
12. Stir well and cover
13. Cook another 1 1/2 hours or until beans are done, stirring every 30 minutes and adding a little water to prevent scorching
14. Remove bay leaves before serving
15. Serve in deep soup plates

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