Creamy Stewed Lima Beans With Salt Pork

Ingredients

• 1 pint lima beans
• 1 quart boiling water
• 1 tbsp chopped salt pork
• 1 small onion, grated
• 1 tbsp minced parsley
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup hot milk
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp cold milk

Method

1. 1 Cover lima beans with boiling water and cook for 30 minutes.
2. 2 Drain off half the water. Add salt pork, grated onion, minced parsley, and salt.
3. 3 Stir in hot milk and stew until beans are tender.
4. 4 Cook flour in butter, rub smooth with cold milk, and stir into beans to thicken.