Re: I accidentally discovered a great mashed potatoe substitute

[Guest guest]

wow, this is great! my little girl loves mashed potatoes too!! thanks for

posting this!

>

> I was going to make refried beans but realized that I only had big

> lima beans on hand, left over from a day when I made soup (already

> soaked and frozen). My husband hates limas, but...I was tired and

> didn't want to go to the market.

>

> When they were ready to cook I saw a few skins floating in the

> water. The skins were very tough. They looked like bad news to me,

> so I tried to see how easy/hard it would be to remove the skins from

> all of the beans. It was very easy! The beans just popped right out

> when I pinched one side.

>

> After I had removed all of the skins, I put them in a pot, covered

> them with water and cooked them. They cooked very quickly. When

> they were done, I spooned the cooked, shucked limas into my food

> processor (thinking I would re-fry them). I turned it on high for a

> few seconds and then checked the beans. I thought, " these look so

> much like mashed potatoes, I wonder what they taste like? " . I tasted

> them: bland but good. I added some salt and a little butter and

> whirrled them some more. They were starting to taste good! I put in

> a little more butter and whirrled them again, this time until they

> were a uniform smoothness.

>

> That night the lima bean rose to the top of the family's favorite

> list. We have them at least three times a week now, used as a

> delicious substitute for mashed potatoes. They are a much closer

> substitute than califlower, and even guests ask for seconds. Just

> delicious!

>

> So, to recap:

> wash and soak the large lima beans

> shuck them (pinch them to remove the skins). Two people can shuck a

> bag of limas in about ten minutes. It's very easy.

> cook them until soft in just enough water to cover the beans.

> Put them in a food processor or blender, and whirl them until they

> look like real mashed potatoes

> Add butter, salt or whatever you like on mashed potatoes.

>

[Guest guest]

You can also use these in the recipes like Herb's Bean pancakes in BTVC.

If you're looking for something fun and green to make for St.

's day, I made up a lima bean, banana pancake recipe. It

tastes sweet, but is green. The boys like them.

(For the green color, you'll have to use frozen lima beans to make

them. The dried ones are white in color.)

I'll post the recipe later in a separate message.

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03

[Guest guest]

You can also use these in the recipes like Herb's Bean pancakes in BTVC.

If you're looking for something fun and green to make for St.

's day, I made up a lima bean, banana pancake recipe. It

tastes sweet, but is green. The boys like them.

(For the green color, you'll have to use frozen lima beans to make

them. The dried ones are white in color.)

I'll post the recipe later in a separate message.

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03

[Guest guest]

I'm going to try this!

Agape,

carolfrilegh c.frilegh@...> wrote:

> >

> > I was going to make refried beans but realized that I only had big

> > lima beans on hand, left over from a day when I made soup (already

> > soaked and frozen). My husband hates limas, but...I was tired and

> > didn't want to go to the market.

> >

> > When they were ready to cook I saw a few skins floating in the

> > water. The skins were very tough. They looked like bad news to me,

This sounds yummy and I never heard it suggested before. You have hit on

something

brand new!

If using DRIED beans instead of fresh remember to soak, rinse and boil two hours

according to instructions for other legumes.

Carol F.

For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

and

http://www.pecanbread.com

[Guest guest]

I'm going to try this!

Agape,

carolfrilegh c.frilegh@...> wrote:

> >

> > I was going to make refried beans but realized that I only had big

> > lima beans on hand, left over from a day when I made soup (already

> > soaked and frozen). My husband hates limas, but...I was tired and

> > didn't want to go to the market.

> >

> > When they were ready to cook I saw a few skins floating in the

> > water. The skins were very tough. They looked like bad news to me,

This sounds yummy and I never heard it suggested before. You have hit on

something

brand new!

If using DRIED beans instead of fresh remember to soak, rinse and boil two hours

according to instructions for other legumes.

Carol F.

For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

and

http://www.pecanbread.com

[Guest guest]

I'm going to try this!

Agape,

carolfrilegh c.frilegh@...> wrote:

> >

> > I was going to make refried beans but realized that I only had big

> > lima beans on hand, left over from a day when I made soup (already

> > soaked and frozen). My husband hates limas, but...I was tired and

> > didn't want to go to the market.

> >

> > When they were ready to cook I saw a few skins floating in the

> > water. The skins were very tough. They looked like bad news to me,

This sounds yummy and I never heard it suggested before. You have hit on

something

brand new!

If using DRIED beans instead of fresh remember to soak, rinse and boil two hours

according to instructions for other legumes.

Carol F.

For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

and

http://www.pecanbread.com