Butter Beans and Ham
Butter Beans and Ham is loved by Southerners and almost everyone else!
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound large butter beans or baby lima beans
- 1 large smoked ham hock or leftover baked ham
- 1 medium size yellow onion, quartered
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 medium size yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- 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 onions, garlic and bay leaves. Transfer the beans to a bowl and the ham hock to a cutting board. Cut the meat into small pieces. Discard the bone.
- In the same saucepan, melt the butter over moderate heat. Add the chopped onion and sauté for 5 minutes or until tender.
- Stir in the ham and enough reserved bean liquid to make the beans soupy; bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the beans, red pepper sauce, salt and black pepper. Heat for 3 minutes.
Nutrition
Per serving: Calories: 289 kcal Carbohydrates: 30g Protein: 19g Fat: 11g Saturated Fat: 5g Cholesterol: 43mg Sodium: 442mg Potassium: 785mg Fiber: 9g Sugar: 6g Vitamin A: 87IU Vitamin C: 6mg Calcium: 43mg Iron: 3mg