Two Day Three Hour - Lima Bean Casserole
From greekgirrrl 17 years ago
- 3 minutes to make
- Serves 4
Lima beans are galled GIGANTES in Greek, which means "giant". They are giant beans that I believe are misunderstood and under rated.
Ingredients
- 1lb lima beans shopping list
- 2 celery stalks chopped shopping list
- 1 carrot chopped shopping list
- 4-5 tsp peppercorns (or to taste) shopping list
- 1 cup chopped onion shopping list
- 5-6 garlic cloves chopped shopping list
- ¾ cup of olive oil shopping list
- 1 tsp sugar shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste shopping list
- 1 tsp oregano shopping list
- ½ cup of fresh chopped parsley shopping list
- 2 cans of diced tomatoes (not drained) shopping list
- 2 large fresh tomatoes sliced shopping list
How to make it
- Soak the beans over night, drain and place in a very large pot.
- Cover with cold water, add chopped celery, carrot, and peppercorns, bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat and simmer until tender, about 2 hours.
- Then drain, and put in baking dish.
- Heat the olive oil, add onion and garlic, and sauté until transparent. Add tomatoes with juice, sugar and seasonings.
- Remove from heat and add parsley.
- Pour sauce over boiled Lima beans and vegetables.
- Slice up two large tomatoes as garnish for the top and place across the top.
- Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and oregano, dot a little more olive oil on each tomato slice.
- Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
- Might be necessary to add water if it gets too dry.
- Don't cover when baking.
The Rating
Reviewed by 2 people-
And all this time I just soaked 'um and cooked 'um. Who knew? Gotta try this. Thanks Greek.
jenniferbyrdez
in kenner loved it
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my aunt would make a dish very similar to this and I loved it.. thank you
peetabear
in mid-hudson valley loved it
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