Most of you know I had a rather sordid relationship with vegetables when I was a kid. One of the most hated of green things was frozen lima beans. More often than not those mini hockey pucks were freezer burnt and hard and gaggy on the inside. Then, as an adult, I met Butter Beans, the kinder gentler relative of lima beans and - well - I fell in love. Seriously? BUTTER beans, I mean who doesn't love BUTTER?
I discovered this recipe last Fall. It's one of those you throw in a crockpot, go to work and come home to the delicious aroma of BUTTER beans and turkey. Yumskers!!!
Just a little secret. I don't even do the browning and transferring business. I mean, it's 6:30 in the A.M. fercryinoutloud. It's all I can do to cut up onions at that hour of the morning. But my friend, with whom I shared the recipe, said she did and hers was delicioso. So do what you must. Also, the last time I made it I didn't have any white wine around, (I know, go figure) so I used Vermouth. Everything was copacetic.I served the whole schmozzle with grilled veggies.
On the patio. Yay, summer!!!
Sounds yummy, I will try it
and I'll tell you, I recently discovered a recipe using - yes - frozen lima beans - that was incredibly good. Greek style lima beans, simmered for about 20 minutes with garlic and olive oil and herbs, maybe some chopped tomato! Damn! Lima beans! You wouldn't believe it.
Posted by: Aunt Snow | June 14, 2011 at 08:06 PM
Looks very tasty! I happen to like lima's if they are cooked from dry beans. Wonder if I could use smoked turkey in this or if the flavor would be too strong. Have to try it and see.
Darla
Posted by: Darla | June 15, 2011 at 05:07 AM