Southern Plantation Lima Beans Recipe

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Southern Plantation Lima Beans
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Ingredients
7
Count
Nutrition
307
Calories
Total time
12
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Sift through the beans for “Foreign Bodies” and rinse.
  2. In a stock pot, cover the beans with 2 inches of water and soak for 4-5 hours.
  3. Chop the baked ham rind to about 1/4 inch squares.
  4. If you use bacon, cook it off about three quarters of the way to render out some of the fat and drain well before chopping.
  5. (Reserve the fat for the roux later, at your option!) Drain the soaking water, add the meat to the beans and cover with water by about 2 inches.
  6. Bring the beans to a slow boil, add the Liquid Smoke, salt and pepper, cover and reduce the heat to a low simmer until tender.
  7. (From 45 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the beans and the heat so check them often.) When the beans are nearly tender, in a small sauce pan, mix the flour and oil (you can use the leftover bacon fat) and heat, mixing until bubbling.
  8. Because of the variable of how much water is left in the beans, I’ve found it’s better to thicken the sauce backwards.
  9. Start spooning bean water into the roux to thicken it to a paste (like thin mashed potatoes) then adding the paste back into the beans a tablespoon at a time, and stirring to the desired thickness.
  10. Keep in mind it won’t fully thicken until it comes to a boil and it may take a few tries to get it how you want it.
  11. Serve in a large bowl topped with the chopped Pecans.
  12. Any leftovers will freeze.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 307.38 Kcal (1287 kJ)
Calories from fat 128.25 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.25g 22%
Cholesterol 15.87mg 5%
Sodium 350.86mg 15%
Potassium 737.36mg 16%
Total Carbs 32.65g 11%
Sugars 3.86g 15%
Dietary Fiber 10.37g 41%
Protein 14.1g 28%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 3.3mg 18%
Calcium 51.6mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 372.76 Kcal (1561 kJ)
Calories from fat 155.53 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.28g 22%
Cholesterol 19.25mg 5%
Sodium 425.49mg 15%
Potassium 894.21mg 16%
Total Carbs 39.59g 11%
Sugars 4.69g 15%
Dietary Fiber 12.57g 41%
Protein 17.1g 28%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 4mg 18%
Calcium 62.5mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.5
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • high fiber

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