Nothing says summertime similar fresh butter beans in addition to around these parts, the speckled diverseness does rather good inwards our hot, humid climate. Now I know these are non available inwards all areas every bit I bring for years had many of you lot write me bespeak where on globe could you lot detect these wonderful gems. My respond many times depending on your locale, is either the farmer's marketplace set when inwards flavor or inwards your grocers freezer. Yup, I bring enjoyed many wintertime meals doing simply that. There are many companies that packet in addition to distribute speckle butter beans in addition to then if your grocer does non deport it, tell them to become off their behiney in addition to become to ordering. Once give-and-take gets out you lot amend live on the commencement inwards line, 'cause these volition sell out faster than greased lighting.
Enjoy!
Country Style Speckle Butter Beans
about half dozen servings
one pound fresh, shelled speckled butter beans (use frozen during the winter)
one piece smoked turkey or pork meat
one small-scale white onion, chopped
1/4 greenish bell pepper, chopped
one garlic toe, minced
one bay foliage or 1/4 teaspoon bay foliage powder
one jump of fresh thyme or well-nigh 1/2 teaspoon
two cups chicken stock
two small-scale vine-ripe tomatoes, chopped
iv greenish onions, sliced
In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, add together the chicken stock along alongside two cups water. Add the smoked meat, chopped onion in addition to bell pepper, garlic, bay foliage in addition to thyme. Add desired common salt in addition to pepper to taste. Bring to a rolling boil in addition to simmer on medium oestrus alongside lid partially covered for well-nigh xx minutes. Make certain liquid does non evaporate adding to a greater extent than if needed.
Add the butter beans in addition to add together H2O or stock to comprehend well, at to the lowest degree yesteryear 1/2-inch. Bring to a simmer in addition to bring down oestrus to low. Cover in addition to simmer for well-nigh an hr or until the edible bean is creamy on the within but nevertheless intact; produce non overcook to mush. As stated inwards some other recipe, I similar to plough off the oestrus in addition to permit beans to ready inwards the pot-licker field finishing other parts of the meal.
Right earlier serving, pour off most of the liquid in addition to stir inwards the tomatoes in addition to greenish onions. Serve using a slotted spoon along side fresh, hot cornbread or muffins.
Note: Like many fresh beans, speckled butter beans savour cooking inwards a skilful amount of liquid.
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