Creamed Lima Beans Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Place 8 cups water in a dutch oven and bring to a boil. Once boiling add the bean, and boil for 5 minutes. Turn off burner, cover pot and let sit for 1 hour.
• 2. Drain and rinse beans.
• 3. In a med skillet over medium heat add the oil, onion, garlic, celery and ham. Saute until vegetables become tender, about 5 minutes.
• 4. Place beans back into dutch oven and cover with 6 cups water, making sure all beans are covered. Add the vegetable mixture and thyme. Stir and bring to a boil. Boil for 30 minutes, then lower heat, add bay leaf and simmer until beans are to desired tenderness Add more water as they cook if need be. We like ours thick, not like soup, but want some juice to serve over the potatoes Salt and pepper to taste.
• 5. In total mine were cooked in 1 1/2 hours after the initial soaking. They are delicious served with fried potatoes and onion, fried in bacon fat. This is exactly how my Gram would serve them.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, combine the first 12 ingredients; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25-35 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , Add cream; heat through but do not boil. Sprinkle with bacon just before serving.

Steps:

• Pick over beans and remove any leftover bits of shell.
• Bring enough water to a boil to cover beans when they are added. Add salt and beans. Cook until beans are tender, 2 to 7 minutes, depending on whether they are fresh or frozen. Drain.
• Heat butter in a saucepan and add beans, cream and cayenne. Bring to boil and cook over moderately high heat about 2 minutes or until cream has saucelike consistency. Add salt and pepper and stir in chives.

Steps:

• Cover beans and potatoes with water and bring to a boil.
• simmer uncovered for twenty minutes.
• drain.
• add ham, half and half, butter, parsley and nutmeg and heat til almost boiling.