Old Fashioned Butter Beans & Ham

By wandab0811

Ingredients

• 1 lb dried large lima beans, soaked ( butter beans)
• 1 ham hocks ( or ham shank)
• 2 medium onions ( 1 quatered and 1 finely chopped)
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons hot sauce
• salt and pepper

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

Half fill a large saucepan with water and stir in the beans, ham hock, quartered onion, garlic and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer, uncovered for 1 hour or until the beans are tender. Drain the beans, reserving all of the liquid and discarding the onion, garlic, and bay leaves. Transfer beans to a bowl and the ham hock to a cutting board. Cut the meat into small pieces (you should have about 1 cup). Discard the bones. In the same saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and saute for 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in the ham and enough bean liquid to make the beans soupy (about 2 cups); bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Stir in the beans, hot sauce, and salt and pepper to taste; heat for 3 minutes or until hot. Ladle into bowls (I like to add a couple of drops of catsup) and serve with warm fresh homemade bread and butter.



Nutritional Facts for Old Fashioned Butter Beans & Ham
Serving Size: 1 (117 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving% Daily ValueCalories 289.8 Calories from Fat 2273%Total Fat 2.4 g3%Saturated Fat 1.3 g6%Cholesterol 5.0 mg1%Sodium 63.3 mg2%Total Carbohydrate 51.9 g17%Dietary Fiber 15.0 g60%Sugars 8.0 g32%Protein 16.7 g33%
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ham hocks

Read more at: http://www.food.com/recipe/old-fashioned-butter-beans-ham-399108?oc=linkback