I’m having my sister over for dinner on Good Friday. We had planned to be at dad’s place for dinner but he has other plans. Not to be swayed, I invited her over to my place for dinner. We typically don’t eat meat on Good Friday and had planned to make fish for dinner at dad’s place. My house, my menu: so we’ll be having beans instead. It’s my honeyman’s family recipe: a Macedonian favorite! I’ll probably substitute white kidney beans in place of the lima beans as that’s what I have on hand but the recipe traditionally calls for lima beans. Enjoy!
Baked Lima Beans
1 pound lima beans
2 quarts water
1 large onion, chopped fine
1 large green pepper, chopped fine
2 cloves garlic, chopped fine
1 cup stewed tomatoes
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon mint
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Soak beans overnight in cold water. Pour off water and place in large saucepan. Add 2 quarts water and bring to a boil. Reduce to medium heat. Boil for approximately 1 1/2 hour until beans are tender, stirring occasionally. Drain beans and place in a casserole or roasting pan.
Saute onion, pepper and garlic in oil until soft. Add tomatoes, paprika and salt. Continue to cook for an additional ten minutes. Pour fried vegetables over the beans and mix well. Add enough water so that beans are not quite covered. Sprinkle with pepper and mint and bake at 300F for about 1 hour.
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