butter beans with ham hocks

Name: BUTTER BEANS WITH HAM HOCKS
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 h
Ingredients: - 1 meaty ham bone or 3 large smoked ham hocks; 1 1/2 pound(s) butter beans; 2 tablespoon(s) vegetable shortening...solid; 1 tablespoon(s) sugar; 1/2 pound(s) okra, washed and thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon(s) salt; 2 tablespoon(s) freshly ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon(s) garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) red pepper flakes; 1/2 small onion , diced; 1/2 small bell pepper ,diced; - cooked hot corn bread

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FANNIE MCCOY

RUSK, TX

Updated on Apr 14, 2011

THERE IS NOTHING LIKE OLD FASHIONED BUTTER BEANS AND CORNBREAD {COUNTRY STYLE} LIKE GRANDMA USE TO MAKE.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 3 Hr

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Ingredients

- 1 meaty ham bone or 3 large smoked ham hocks
1 1/2 pounds butter beans
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening...solid
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 pound okra, washed and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon salt
2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 small onion , diced
1/2 small bell pepper ,diced
- cooked hot corn bread

How To Make butter beans with ham hocks

Step 1

IF USING SMOKED HAM HOCKS ,WASH AND PUT IN A LARGE POT , ADD SALT , PEPPERS, GARLIC POWDER AND ONION, BRING TO A BOIL ...TURN HEAT DOWN TO SIMMER UNTIL MEAT IS VERY TENDER ( ABOUT 3 HRS.)

Step 2

IF YOU ARE USING A HAM BONE ,PUT THE HAM BONE AND WATER IN A LARGE SAUCEPAN. COVER AND HEAT TO BOILING. REDUCE THE HEAT TO SIMMERING AND COOK, COVERED, 45 MIN. REMOVE THE HAM BONE FROM THE SAUCEPAN. REMOVE THE MEAT FROM THE BONE, AND FINELY SHERD IT. AND RETURN BOTH MEAT AND BONE TO THE PAN.
Step 3

WASH THE BUTTER BEANS AND ADD THEM TO THE SAUCEPAN. HEAT TO SIMMERING NOW ADD OKRA AND VEGETABLE SHORTENING AND SUGAR SIMMER FOR ABOUT 30 MIN. OR UNTIL TENDER. SERVE WITH HOT CORN BREAD
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