Butter Beans And Ham

8 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. large butter beans or baby lima beans
  • 1 (14 oz.) ham hock or ham shank
  • 2 medium size yellow onions (1 quartered, 1 finely chopped)
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter or margarine
  • 1 1/2 tsp. hot red pepper sauce
  • 1/2 tsp. each salt and black pepper

Directions

  1. 1
    Half fill a large saucepan with water and stir in the beans, ham hock, the quartered onion, garlic and bay leaves.
  2. 2
    Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour or until the beans are tender.
  3. 3
    Drain the beans, reserving all of the liquid and discarding the onions, garlic and bay leaves.
  4. 4
    Transfer the beans to a bowl and the ham hock to a cutting board.
  5. 5
    Cut the meat into small pieces.
  6. 6
    Discard the bone.

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