Give me a good recipe for Lima beans...

I use ham with limas. Sometimes bacon.

Put a little oil in the pot and let the ham simmer a bit so some of the juices come out. Add some finely chopped onions and let them wilt a bit. Add the beans. I use chicken stock rather than water and Swanson's is fine for this or Better Than Bouillon with some water. I season toward the end with salt and pepper and swirl a bit of butter in just before serving.

Those limas look tasty.

Looks great, my grandmother had a great recipe that I loved but it seems nobody took notes.

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There are no good recipes for limas.

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Bingo! They were conceived deep in the bowels of Hell.

I don't have the recipe handy but a family friend (Italian Immigrant) created a cookbook before passing away and his lima bean recipe is incredible. I'll see if I can find something similar online.

Pre-soak your lima beans in a bowl of water overnight, then rinse them.

I render a couple of chunks of thick slab bacon. After the bacon is rendered down, I remove the cooked bacon and add the lima beans. Fry the lima beans with a finely diced onion and 2 pods of chopped garlic on med-high "to get the green out". Cook your beans til they change color, from a bright green to a "pea-green" color. Add a cup of water or chicken stock and one canned stewed tomato. Bring to a boil. Reintroduce the cooked bacon back into your pot of beans. Reduce your fire to low and simmer covered for appx 40 mins or until they've thickened to the consistency you like, stirring occassionally.

To clarify: this recipe calls for one stewed tomato.. just 1 tomato.. not a whole can!

You are from Bama, therefore you don't get a vote on the F&D board.

Swirl it around in there so it's emulsified a bit.

1. Open trash can.
2. Deposit beans.
3. Serve on the curb.

Never had a good pot of lima beans apparently.. If you cook them in the Southern style and serve them with meatloaf and rice and gravy, chicken or a tender, juicy roast.. they're delicious.