Southern Smoky One-Pot Lima Beans
This one-pot meal is a fool-proof method to southern cooking. So hearty, easy, and nourishing and best served with some Sweet Southern Cornbread!
Ingredients
- 1 lb Smoked Pork Neck Bones (see substitutions below)
- 1 lb Lima Beans (see substitutions below)
- 4 tbsp Unsalted butter
Instructions
- Place pork neck bones in large stock pot or Dutch oven. Cover with water and bring to a boil.1 lb Smoked Pork Neck Bones
- Add lima beans to pot. You will want just enough water so that everything is submerged.1 lb Lima Beans
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for one hour.
- Carefully remove pork bones and place on a plate to let cool, you can leave the limas on a low simmer.
- Once the meat has cooled, use your *clean* hands to remove the meat and add back to the pot. Discard bones.
- Add butter and turn heat up to a medium simmer to warm thoroughly before serving, about 5 minutes. (See tips below.)4 tbsp Unsalted butter
- Serve over warm cornbread and enjoy!
Notes
Substitutions
Smoked Pork Neck Bones: These are really ideal. If you don't have them, bacon or a ham bone will work.
Lima Beans: This technique-recipe works GREAT with most types of beans or peas (Texas Cream 40 Peas, Black-Eyed Peas) or various greens like mustard greens, collard greens, and turnip greens. If you're from the south - you get it.
Butter: You don't have to use butter. Everything, and I mean everything, I cook incorporates butter. Food is better with butter. If you can't have it, just leave it out instead of trying to substitute it. (The only substitution I'd offer would be buttermilk or sour cream. I know, both still dairy based.)
Tips
- The juice in the pot is called potlikker (pot liquor). Some like it clear and runny, some like it thick. Turn to a heavy boil if you are in the latter category until it's the consistency you prefer.
- You may notice that I haven't mentioned salt. I love salt. The smoked pork neck bones however, usually add enough salt to this one-pot meal. Add some if you think it needs it or if you're substituting your meat for something more mild.
- Serve this delicious pot of perfection overtop cornbread. Keep it southern, sweet, and nutrient dense with my Whole Grain Southern Sweet Cornbread recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 154kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 6gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 68mgPotassium: 386mgFiber: 5gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 233IUCalcium: 15mgIron: 2mg
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