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Butter Beans with Bacon

Source of Recipe


From "Lee Bailey's Southern Food & Plantation Houses"



List of Ingredients



• 2 pounds fresh butter beans, shelled
  
• 4 slices bacon
  
• 5 cups water
  
• 1 tsp sugar
  
• 1 tsp salt
  
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  
• 3 Tbsp unsalted butter
  






Instructions



1. Wash the beans and set aside.
   
   
2. Cut bacon into several pieces and sauté over low heat in a deep saucepan for 10 minutes. Drain off all but 2 tablespoons of the fat.
   
   
3. Add water, beans, and all the other ingredients except the butter. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat for 30 minutes or longer, until very tender. Stir in the butter just before serving.
   
   Serves 6