Simply Souperlicious – Lima Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1 14-ounce can, Lima Beans
• 1 medium potato, peeled and cut into pieces
• 1 stalk of celery
• 2 medium carrots (raw) peeled
• 1 red onion
• 1 leek
• 1 shallot (raw), chopped
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1 green onion, chopped
• 3 cup(s) chicken stock with 1 chicken bouillon cube (vegetable stock works just as well)
• 1 slice, bacon (raw and optional)
• 1 slice, ham (cooked or processed and optional)
• 3 bay leaves
• 1/8 teaspoon, spicy paprika
• 1 tablespoon tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• Pinch salt and pepper to taste
• 1 squeeze lemon
• 2 tablespoon butter
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 cup, 2% milk
• Place pot on stove at medium heat
• Add butter and stir around the pot with a whisk or fork until melting
• Gradually add flour to the butter and continue to stir without stopping
• Gradually pour in milk to the mixture without stopping
• The mixture should take thick consistency. Keep stirring until the mixture turns a light brown. Continue with recipe below.