Project Description

Recipe Ingredients:

  • 1 cup (1/2 pound) dry baby lima beans

  • 2 ounces salt pork, finely diced

  • 1⁄2 bay leaf

  • 1 small clove garlic, chopped

  • 1 pound boneless lamb suitable for stewing, cut into cubes

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons flour

  • 2 tablespoons oil, divided

  • 1 medium onion, chopped

  • 1⁄2 cup tomato sauce

  • 1 cup stock or water

  • 1⁄4 teaspoon white pepper

  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley

  • Salt to taste

Instructions

Soak beans by preferred method. Rinse and drain thoroughly. Add 3 cups hot water, salt pork, bay leaf and garlic. Cook slowly, about 1 to 1-1⁄2 hours or until barely tender. Meanwhile, flour lamb lightly; brown lamb and onion in 2 tablespoons oil. Add tomato sauce, stock and pepper; simmer 1 hour. Drain beans, discard bay leaf. Finely dice salt pork. In 2-quart baking dish, combine beans, salt pork and lamb mixture. Season to taste with salt. Bake at 325º F. 1 hour or until lamb and beans are tender. Add parsley; mix well. Makes 4 servings.

 

Nutritional Information per Serving:

Calories-490, (From Fat-44%), Protein-32 g, Carbohydrate-36 g, Fat-24 g, Sodium-753 mg, Potassium-960 mg, Dietary Fiber-11 g, Calcium-110 mg, Iron-5 mg, Vitamin A-397 iu, Vitamin C-8 mg, Cholesterol- 78 mg