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Lima-Bean Chowder

Awaiting Trial Recipe version 1 · Filed by the Court (seed pool) · Adapted from 'Lima-Bean Chowder' — Farmers' Bulletin 871, 'Fresh Vegetables and Fruits as Conservers of Other Staple Foods,' USDA, July 1917 (public domain, U.S. federal work). Measures and oven temperatures modernized. Naturally gluten-free as published.

Shelled lima beans and potatoes in a milky chowder with salt pork, onion, and green pepper. The bulletin points out the protein in the dish equals about three-quarters of a pound of beef — it was designed as a meat saver, and it still eats like a main.

Category: MainsServes: 6Time: 50 minComplexity: 2/5

Why this complexity: Beans and potatoes are cooked separately, then combined.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 pound salt pork or bacon, finely chopped (ground, in the original)
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 green pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 pint (about 1 pound, or 3 cups) shelled green lima beans, fresh or frozen
  • 4 small potatoes, cut in small cubes
  • 3 cups milk (skim milk in the original; whole milk works)
  • Salt and black pepper, to taste
  • Water, to cover the vegetables

Method

  1. Cook the pork, onion, and pepper together carefully for 2 to 3 minutes, without burning.
  2. Add the lima beans with water enough to cover and cook until soft, about 20 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, cook the potatoes separately in water until soft, and drain.
  4. Add the potatoes and the milk to the bean mixture. Reheat gently without boiling hard.
  5. Season with salt and pepper and serve hot.

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