Lima bean and corn soup w crawfish tails

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1Onion; chopped
2tablespoonsVegetable oil
1Smoked ham hock
1poundsFrozen lima beans
2quartsChicken stock
1cupFresh corn; removed from husk
1cupHeavy cream
½cupCooked crawfish tails removed from shells
1cupFresh fava beans; cooked and shelled
¼teaspoonFresh grated Jamaican nutmeg

Directions

In a heavy bottomed pot saute onion with oil until translucent, then add ham hock, lima beans and chicken stock and cook over medium heat for 30 minutes, or until the lima beans are very soft. Puree in a food processor and strain through a fine sieve into another pot, bring to a boil and add corn, cream and crayfish tails. Bring to a boil again, add the fava beans, nutmeg and serve hot.

CHEF DU JOUR HERB WILSON SHOW #DJ9420 Recipe by: Herb Wilson

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #815 by Holly Butman <butma001@...> on Sep 28, 1997