Tomatican

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== Description ==
A Chilean stew. Serve over rice, polenta, or quinoa, or with warm tortillas or cornbread. 
* This recipe yields 4 servings.
== Ingredients ==
* 2 cups chopped onion (i just used 1 medium onion, chopped)
* 1 fresh chile, minced or ¼ teaspoon cayenne (I used cayenne since I had it on hand)
* 2 tbsp olive oil
* 2 tsp ground cumin
* 2 cups frozen lima beans (I used fresh)
* 1 can (28 ounce) whole tomatoes
* 2 cups fresh or frozen cut corn
* ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
=== Optional garnishes ===
* avocado cubes or slices (we used since we had a ripe avocado, you could skip the avocado but I wouldn't skip the cheese)
== Directions ==
# Drain the tomatoes, reserving the juice.
# In a heavy nonreactive soup pot or saucepan, saute the onions and chile or Cayenne in the oil for about 5 minutes, until the onions begin to soften.
# Add the cumin and lima beans and saute, stirring, for a couple of minutes.
# Add the juice from the tomatoes, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes.
# Chop the whole tomatoes right in the can.
# Stir the chopped tomatoes and corn into the pan.
# Cover and simmer until the vegetables are tender (recipe said this should only take about 10 minutes, but it took a lot longer.
# I don't know if it was because I was using fresh instead of frozen lima beans but it took more like 30 or 40 minutes).
# Stir in cilantro and add salt and black pepper to taste.
# Serve plain or topped with suggested garnishes.
Category:Chilean Vegetarian
Category:Avocado Recipes
Category:Chile pepper Recipes
Category:Corn Recipes
Category:Rice Recipes
Category:Stew Recipes
Category:Tomato Recipes
Category:Lima bean Recipes
Category:Cilantro Recipes