Ingredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1
2 quarts shelled lima beans
2
24 ears of corn cut off the cob
3
1 pound pickled pork (optional)
4
2 tbsp sugar (optional)
5
2 tbsp butter or olive oil (optional)
6
Pepper
Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
1
If using pork, cover pork with water, and parboil it.
2
Add beans, then corn, sugar, butter, and pepper to taste. After corn is added, watch carefully to keep from scorching.
3
Serve.
Notes
- •A chopped red bell pepper can be added.
- •Note that lima beans that have not been cooked should be thoroughly boiled for at least 10 minutes to rid the beans of phytohemagglutinin, a toxin found in uncooked lima beans. Canned beans are safe to eat without cooking.