BUTTER BEANS WITH HAM HOCKS AND OKRA.

SOUTHERN BUTTER BEANS AND HAM HOCKS 

INGREDIENTS: SERVES 4

●  1 meaty ham bones or 3 large ham hocks
●  3 cup water
●  1˝ pounds butter beans, fresh or 2 16 oz cans of butter beans, drained
●  2 tablespoons vegetable shortening, solid
●  1 tablespoon sugar
●  ˝ pound okra,  washed and thinly sliced
●  1 tablespoon salt
●  2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
 
DIRECTIONS: 

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. 

2. 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.
 
3. 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)  

4. Discard the ham bone and serve the beans hot.













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