Butter Beans with Ham Bone and Okra 1 medium ham bone or 3 large ham hocks 3 cups water 1 1/2 pounds butter beans, fresh or 2 16 ounce cans, drained 2 tablespoons solid vegetable shortening 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 pound okra, washed, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon salt 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
Put the ham bone and water in a large saucepan. Cover and heat to boiling. Reduce the heat to simmering and cook, covered, 45 minutes. Remove the ham bone from the saucepan. Remove the meat from the bone, finely shred it. Return both meat and bone to the pan. Wash the butter beans and add them to the saucepan. Heat to simmering, stir in the remaining ingredients and simmer until the beans and okra are tender, about 25 minutes or less for canned beans. Discard the ham bone and serve the beans hot. -- Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore
