How to Cook Dry Butter Beans

Butter beans, or lima beans, are a popular vegetable side dish in the southern United States. An excellent source of fiber and protein, butter beans make a healthy and delicious addition to any meal. With a little patience and preparation you'll be serving great tasting butter beans in no time. Does this Spark an idea?

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Large pot
Dried butter beans
Colander
Salt
Butter

Instructions

- 1
  
  Soak dried butter beans in a large pot for at least 5 hours.
- 2
  
  Place soaked butter beans in colander and rinse with cold water.
- 3
  
  Place butter beans in large pot and cover with water. Make sure there is enough water to cover all the beans so they cook evenly.
- 4
  
  Add a tablespoon of butter and teaspoon of salt to the pot of butter beans.
- 5
  
  Bring the butter beans to a boil. Boil the butter beans for 5 minutes.
- 6
  
  Reduce the heat and simmer for an hour. Add hot water if necessary to keep the butter beans covered.
- 7
  
  Remove the butter beans from heat and drain in the colander. Allow them to dry and cool completely before serving.

Tips & Warnings

Exercise care when handling boiling water.

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688381592 May 16, 2012
I soaked mine for 18 hours boiled them for 20 mins and simmered them for an hour and they were still hard. best thing to do is buy them in a tim and then just add to meals.

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