Creamy Butter Beans

Name: Creamy Butter Beans
Ingredients: 1 pound bag of Camellia brand large lima beans; Water to cover plus an inch; 1 tablespoon of bacon fat, butter or vegetable oil; 1/2 cup of chopped onion; 1/2 cup of chopped celery; 1/4 cup of chopped carrot; 2 cloves of garlic, chopped; 1 teaspoon of dried thyme; 1/4 teaspoon of freshly cracked black pepper grinder; 2 cups of leftover baked, smoked ham, roughly chopped; Meaty ham bone, 2 or 3 ham hocks or smoked turkey wings; 1 (32-ounce) carton of chicken stock; 4-6 cups of water; 2 bay leaves; 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) of butter, optional; 2 tablespoons of dried parsley; Pinch of Cajun seasoning (like Slap Ya Mama); Couple pinches of kosher salt, or to taste

Creamy Butter Beans was pinched from <a href="http://www.deepsouthdish.com/2008/11/southern-creamy-butter-beans-large-lima.html" target="_blank">www.deepsouthdish.com.</a>

"Large lima beans, or butter beans as we refer to them in my part of the Deep South, have a lovely creamy texture, and with this mix of seasonings, are just pure comfort food...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 pound bag of Camellia brand large lima beans

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Water to cover plus an inch

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1 tablespoon of bacon fat, butter or vegetable oil

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1/2 cup of chopped onion

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1/2 cup of chopped celery

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1/4 cup of chopped carrot

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2 cloves of garlic, chopped

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1 teaspoon of dried thyme

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1/4 teaspoon of freshly cracked black pepper grinder

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2 cups of leftover baked, smoked ham, roughly chopped

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Meaty ham bone, 2 or 3 ham hocks or smoked turkey wings

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1 (32-ounce) carton of chicken stock

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4-6 cups of water

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2 bay leaves

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1/4 cup (1/2 stick) of butter, optional

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2 tablespoons of dried parsley

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Pinch of Cajun seasoning (like Slap Ya Mama)

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Couple pinches of kosher salt, or to taste

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