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Southern Lima Butter Beans With Ham Bits
photo by Seasoned Cook
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 4 cups frozen baby lima beans
- 1 cup ham, chopped
- 1 teaspoon bacon drippings
- 4 cups water
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
directions
- Bring water to boil and add beans, ham bits, bacon drippings, salt and black pepper.
- Cook on a low simmer heat for 1 1/2 hours. Some water will evaporate, but let at least 2 cups remain. Check frequently to not let water completely boil out.
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My husband is the only one in the family who LOVES lima beans so I cut the recipe in half and made this just for him. My ham was not overly salty so I did add a bit of chicken stock base instead of salt, and a generous dash of dried onion flakes. My husband was in heaven eating this. I was asked to please make this again.....he said 5 stars all the way.
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Ohh Yum!! These butter beans are soooo delicious! I had no bacon drippings so subed with butter and used red pepper flakes instead of regular black pepper, about a half teaspoon; also added a clove of garlic. We ate them as a meal with pull apart buns straight from the oven, a real "comfort food" meal!! I will be making them again, thanks so much for posting in the comfort food photo event!!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Seasoned Cook
Wilmington, 73
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