Yield: 9 servings
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | Dried white beans |
| 1 cup | Dried baby lima beans |
| 6 cups | Water |
| ½ teaspoon | Liquid Barbecue Smoke. |
| 2 \N | Bay leaves |
| 4 \N | Whole garlic heads |
| 2 cups | Cubed peeled butternut |
| \N \N | Squash |
| 4 cups | Vertically sliced onion |
| ½ cup | Sherry |
| 1 tablespoon | Balsamic vinegar |
| 2 teaspoons | Sugar |
| 14½ ounce | Can vegetable broth |
| ½ teaspoon | Dried savory |
| ½ teaspoon | Dried marjoram |
| ½ teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ teaspoon | Dried thyme |
| ½ teaspoon | Pepper |
| ¼ teaspoon | Ground nutmeg |
| 1 \N | Bay leaf |
| 2 cups | Chopped tomatoes |
Sort and wash beans: place in a Dutch oven. Cover with water to 2 inches above beans, and bring to a boil; cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 1 hour. Drain beans, and return to pan. Add 6 cups water, liquid smoke seasoning, and 2 bay leaves; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes. Drain beans in a colander; discard bay leaves. Set beans aside.
Remove white papery skin of garlic heads, making sure not to peel or separate cloves. Wrap each head separately in aluminum foil. Bake at 350 for 1 hour; let cool for 10 minutes. Separate cloves, and squeeze to extract ⅓ cup pulp; discard skins. Set pulp aside.
Steam squash, covered, 6 minutes or until crisp-tender; set aside.
Combine onion and sherry in Dutch oven. Cover and cook over medium heat 10 minutes. STir in vinegar or sugar. Cook, uncovered, over medium-high heat 15 minutes or until onion turns dep golden, stirring frequently. Add beans, garlic pulp, squash, broth, and next 7 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 15 minutes. Remove from heat; discard bay leaf, and stir in tomato. Yield: 9 servings (1 cup serving size).
NOTES : Nan's Pressure Cooker Adaptations: Soak beans in 6 cup water overnight. Add vegetable broth, liquid smoke and bay leaves and bring to high pressure. Cook 5 minutes and let pressure release naturally.
Add garlic, squash, onion, (omit sherry for sauteing) balsamic vinegar, and spices. Bring back to high pressure. Cook for 5 minutes.
Release pressure and add tomatoes.
Source: It is from an article on vegetarian restaurants in San Francisco in the March issue of Cooking Light.
Posted by nanetteb@... to the Fatfree Digest [Volume 17 Issue 3] Apr. 4, 1995.
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