Butter Beans (Limas)

Name: Butter Beans (Limas)
Ingredients: 2 medium onions, chopped; 1 garlic clove, chopped; 12 cup bacon drippings; 1 ham bone or 4 ounces ham; 2 12 lbs fresh butter beans or 2 12 lbs dried butter beans; 2 12 quarts water; salt & pepper

7 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 medium onions, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
12 cup bacon drippings
1 ham bone or 4 ounces ham
2 12 lbs fresh butter beans or 2 12 lbs dried butter beans
2 12 quarts water
salt & pepper

Directions

1

Saute onions & garlic in bacon drippings until onions are transparent.
2

Add ham bone (or ham), beans & water.
3

Season with salt & pepper.
4

Bring to a boil.
5

Reduce heat & simmer until beans are tender, about 45 minutes for fresh beans or 1.5 hours for dried.
6

You may need to add more water if beans start to stick or become dry,.