Lima bean mash with fried rice
A favorite way to cook limas is using the pressure cooker. It's fast and easy, and saves energy to boot! We don't soak the limas, and use the quick-cooling method to reduce pressure.
And BTW this is a great way to use leftover fried rice in the fridge! Obviously other miscellaneous remants could be used too, like a cup of slaw, brussels sprouts or many other flavorful foods you happen to have on hand.
Ingredients:
- lima beans, dry 1 lb
- carrots, roughly chopped 2 large
- celery stalks 4
- garlic, whole, peeled 2-3
- onion, yellow, roughly chopped 1/2
- bay leaf 1-2
- peppercorns, black 1/2 tsp
- salt 1/4 tsp
- Sort and wash limas, place in pressure cooker. Add carrots, celery, onion, garlic, spices, and salt to the limas.
- Add 6 cups of water. If your pressure cooker is the classic-style "jiggler" type, add a tablespoon of vegetable oil as well.
- Put lid on cooker, bring to boiling over medium heat.
- When pressure reaches 15 lb/in² start timer: 15 minutes is typical cooking time, but varies with age and condition of limas, altitude and equipment.
- When time has elapsed remove cooker from heat and run cold water over lid until pressure drops. (Follow your cooker's instructions—could differ from those given here.)
- Open lid, taste limas to make sure sufficiently cooked. If some are still hard, return to heat and pressure cook for 2-3 more minutes, quick cool and check again.
- Remove vegetables, bayleaf, etc., to separate dish. With a slotted spoon carefully remove limas to strainer leaving liquid in cooker.
- Save liquid as "bean stock", can be very useful for preparing other recipes! Vegetables can be pureed and added to stock or other dishes as flavor enhancer.
- garlic, choppped 3 cloves
- shallots, chopped 1/2 small bulb
- green onions, chopped 2 onions
- coriander, leaves, fresh, chopped 1 tbsp
- salt 1/2 tsp
- pepper 1/4 tsp
- olive oil 1 tbsp
- butter 1 tbsp
- white wine 1 tbsp
- pumpkin (or sunflower) seed butter 1-2 tsp
- maple syrup 1 tsp
- lime or lemon juice 1/4-1/2 tsp
- brewed coffee 1 tsp
- In a saucepan over medium heat, in the olive oil and butter saute garlic, shallots, green onions until soft.
- Gently stir in the cooked limas, then add coriander, salt and pepper.
- In a dish or bowl disperse the seed butter in the white wine. Then stir in coffee, lime juice and maple syrup. Add this mixture to lima beans and stir until well-mixed.
- Adjust seasoning with additional salt, pepper or other herbs/spices as you prefer.
- Optionally the limas can be further mashed or pureed for serving, served as is or mixed with other ingredients as we do here.
- fried rice, or whatever... 1 cup
- salt, pepper, hot sauce, etc. to taste
- Add fried rice (or other "leftovers") to limas and mix well.
- Adjust seasoning to taste. Potential enhancers could include herbs, spices, mushroom powder, hot sauce (zhug, red enchilada sauce), black garlic, or any other goodies you'd like to try out.
- Serve when ready!
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