Smokey Lima Beans

SMOKEY LIMA BEANS.

This bean recipe is easy and delicious. Once you learn these steps you can apply them to almost any legume (bean) dish.

I have made many different legumes with this recipe but my favorite is frozen green Baby Lima Beans. I always have to make a large pot of these beans, everyone that comes over can smell the delicious aroma of cooking beans and smoked meat. My favorite meat is smoked turkey wings or smoked turkey drumsticks.

Reduce this recipe to fit your portion preferences.

Add 4 cups of water to a pot, cut 1 medium onion and 2 stalks of celery, 1 tsp of salt and a couple shakes of black pepper.
Throw in 1 chicken bouillon cube or 1 cup of chicken broth. If adding chicken broth reduce water equal to broth.
Add smoked meat and boil for 20 minutes.
Carefully add 2 cups of beans and cook for another 40 minutes.
I like to add 2 tbsp I Can't Believe It's Not Butter. Stir in, cover, and allow about 10 minutes to cool and the flavor to settle.

For a little color and added flavor, add canned sliced carrots in the last 5 minutes of cooking.

Here is a little free advice on how to make a side dish of cornbread better. Use Self Rising Yellow Corn meal Mix. Follow the instructions on the package for cornbread and muffins with a couple of changes. Increase sugar from 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup and change vegetable oil to your favorite butter or margarine.

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