Bean Soup Moroccan Style Recipe - Levana Cooks

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 large onions, cut in 8
• 6 ribs celery, peeled
• 8 large cloves garlic
• 3 quarts (12 cups) water
• 1 pound large lima beans or other white beans, soaked overnight
• 4 cups canned crushed tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon turmeric
• 3 tablespoons paprika
• A good pinch red pepper flakes, or a little more to taste to taste
• Salt to taste
• 1 preserved lemon , peel only, thoroughly rinsed (settle for 2 tablespoons lemon zest)
• 1 bunch flat parsley
• 1 small bunch cilantro, tough ends discarded
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• Juice of one lemon