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Butter Beans with Ham

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Ingredients:

  • 1 (1-pound) package Camellia Brand Green Baby Lima Beans
  • 8 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 cups roughly chopped ham
  • 1 cup finely chopped yellow onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 8 cups vegetable broth
  • 2 dried or fresh bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions:

  1. In a large Dutch oven, combine beans and water to cover by 2 inches. Cover and let stand for 8 hours or overnight. Drain well and set beans aside.
  2. In same pot, melt butter over medium heat. Add ham, and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove half of ham, drain on paper towels, and refrigerate.
  3. Add onion, celery, and garlic to pot, and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in beans, broth, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Increase heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil.
  4. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until very tender, about 2 hours. 
  5. Top with reserved ham and serve.

This recipe and image are from Taste of the South magazine.

Ingredients used in this Recipe

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