Butter Beans Inwards Warm Sherry Mayonnaise

H5N1 Fancy Side Dish

 Mother's Day is Sunday, May 11

Need a quick side dish for dinner, something 'extra special' for a fancy meal, as well as all that's inwards the freezer is a pocketbook of frozen butter beans? Then this recipe is for you.

This recipe is yesteryear Elsie Landauer Meyer, a remarkable southern nutrient writer who believed cooking is an fine art rather than drudgery. From her recipes came close 'The Art of Cooking amongst Spirits' as her operate of ingredients almost ever included spirits inwards roughly form. Reading through the recipes, her means of cooking reminded me much of my mommas means of cooking, that is, using really unorthodox ingredients inwards mutual foods. The effect was ever outstanding. Like this recipe. Who would bring ever idea to serve butter beans amongst mayonnaise? And amongst sherry? Elsie as well as Momma, that's who.

Enjoy!

Butter Beans inwards Sherry Mayonnaise

6 to 8 servings

ane -20 oz pocketbook frozen lima beans (fresh is refreshingly nicer)
ane tablespoon minced onion
common salt as well as pepper to taste
1/2 loving cup strong mayonnaise
two tablespoons medium or cream sherry
practiced pinch of cayenne

Cover the butter beans amongst ample H2O as well as ready over medium rut along amongst the onion, common salt as well as pepper until tender. Drain good as well as identify inwards a serving bowl.

Meanwhile, stir mayonnaise, sherry as well as cayenne inwards a double boiler or bowl over boiling water. Stir constantly until sauce is warm. Pour sauce over butter beans, stir as well as serve.

Note: Stiff mayonnaise is homemade mayo that contains a practiced sum of fossil oil incorporated into it, the to a greater extent than fossil oil added, the stiffer mayo becomes. You tin sack operate whatever commercial mayo, only brand certain it is the existent thing, amongst no sugars.