
Recipe name:
Lima Beans With Aji Chiles Recipe category:
Beans And Grains
What are your thoughts about this great dish? Recipe detials: Lima Beans with Aji Chiles
Beans and Grains
Ingredients | |||
1 | each | leek, white part only, finely chopped | |
2 | each | aji chiles, fresh, stems and seeds removed, minced (serrano chiles as substitute) | |
2 | tablespoon | butter | |
1 | tablespoon | olive oil | |
1 | pound | lima beans, baby fresh, or frozen, thawed, (4cups) do not use dried beans | |
1/2 | cup | water, could use 1 cup | |
1 | tablespoon | lemon juice, fresh | |
1 | teaspoon | lemon, or lime zest | |
1/4 | teaspoon | salt | |
1 | pepper, freshly ground | ||
Directions: | |||
Saute the leek and ajis in 1 tb. of the butter and the olive oil for 30 seconds. Add the Lima beans, water, and the citrus juice. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes or until the beans are tender. Mix the 1 tb of butter with the citrus zest and the salt and pepper. Drain the beans and add the butter mixture. Simmer for a minute and stir to coat the beans. |