home-style butterbeans

Name: Home-Style Butterbeans
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 8 slice(s) bacon, diced (see note); 1 medium onion, minced; 1/2 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 - 16 oz. package(s) butter beans, frozen; 12 cup(s) water; 1/4 cup(s) butter, cold; 2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) black pepper

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Kimmi Knippel (Sweet_Memories)

Cullowhee, NC

Updated on Sep 22, 2011

Mmmmmm! Never knew what a butterbean was until I moved south! Now Dad & I love them!!!!

Rate

prep time 10 Min

cook time 2 Hr 10 Min

method ---

yield 6 - 8

Ingredients

8 slices bacon, diced (see note)
1 medium onion, minced
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 - 16 oz. packages butter beans, frozen
12 cups water
1/4 cup butter, cold
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

How To Make home-style butterbeans

Step 1

Cook bacon & onion in a large dutch oven over medium heat 7 minutes. Add brown sugar & cook; stirring occasionally, 2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Stir in butter beans & butter until butter is melted & beans are thoroughly coated. Stir in 12 C. water.

Step 2

Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat to low & simmer, stirring occasionally, 2 hours or until beans are very tender & liquid is thickened & just below top of beans. Stir in salt & pepper.
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