Butter Beans w/Ham Bone & Okra
1 medium Ham bones or 3 large Ham hocks
3 cups of water
1 1/2 pounds of Butter beans; fresh or two 16 ounce cans of butterbeans, drained
2 tablespoons of solid vegetable shortening
1 tablespoon of sugar
1/2 pound of okra; washed, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon of salt
2 teaspoons of freshly ground black pepper
From: Wayne Pridgen Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 20:41:44 -465800
Recipe by: Sylvia Woods of the World Famous Sylvias Restaurant (NYC)
1. Put the ham bone and water in a large saucepan. Cover and heat to boiling. Reduce the heat to simmering and cook, covered, 45 minutes. Remove the ham bone from the saucepan. Remove the meat from the bone, finely shred it. and return both meat and bone to the pan.
2. Wash the butter beans and add them to the saucepan. Heat to simmering, stir in the remaining ingredients, and simmer until the beans and okra are tender, about 25 minutes (or less for canned beans) Discard the ham bone and serve the beans hot.
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