Comments on: Butterbeans

By: LouAnn

LouAnn — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:12:01 +0000

I am pretty sure this recipe for Butter Beans is outlawed in many states. I have never even thought about the aroma of beans cooking in my kitchen as being heavenly, but this took the cake. WOW oh WOW. Silky, warm and perfectly satisfying. Thank you!

I always love Lima Beans, even the too salty ones or the canned ones but fresh Butter Beans are Just Plain Incredible.

By: KeLLLLL

KeLLLLL — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:45:15 +0000

There are other names for just about everything in the food world, and in this case, butter beans is the other name for lima beans. There are two common varieties of lima bean — the baby lima bean and the Fordhook — but don’t confuse them as the same bean in different stages of development. The Fordhook is larger, lighter in color, and has a stronger taste than the baby lima, but it is not a grown-up baby — it is a separate variety.

In the south of the United States, Fordhook lima beans are commonly called butter beans. Indeed, one of our readers says many southerners wouldn’t recognize the name lima bean. These larger beans are also known as butter beams in Europe, or Madagascar beans, since most lima beans sold in Europe are grown in Madagascar (or Mauritius).

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:11:59 +0000

I know I’m late to the party, but I just had to add my 2 cents! I LOVE butter beans..any way you fix them. I add them to most soups and stews. This preparation looks especially Southern and chubby-good. I also love lima beans. Not so much the big Fordhook limas (the skin is kind of tough), but the baby ones are almost as creamy in texture as the butter beans. I think the reason most don’t like limas is that they may have first had beans that were either too old or were undercooked. The texture is gritty and the flavor is grassy unless they are cooked until just before the mush stage. Thanks for this!

By: alexandra's kitchen

alexandra's kitchen — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:53:00 +0000

my sister-in-law is from Blythewood, South Carolina and there are few things she loves more than butter beans. I’ve never had them. I can now understand why she adores them. these look delicious.

By: All Over the Palate | Eat It, Atlanta

All Over the Palate | Eat It, Atlanta — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:13:58 +0000

[...] A Yankee in a Southern Kitchen: Butter Beans – I’ve never had these but they look awesome. I wonder if it’s in the Lee Brother’s Cookbook in my kitchen. [...]

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:45:48 +0000

There are so many southern dishes that I have heard of and want to try. I wish I could remember them all. I think I will start with this one If a fellow Lima-Bean hater likes this dish than it must be pretty good. Thanks for the how-to!

By: Lindsey_AZ

Lindsey_AZ — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:13:06 +0000

I love beans. They do kinda look like lima beans though. And I LOVE the story… I remember you telling us that when we were younger. I am so glad you never made us finish our plates before we could leave the table. Although, I do remember one time I stayed at the table. Me vs. Salad. Unfortunately, it was Salad:1, Lindsey:0.

By: Neponset

Neponset — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:33:50 +0000

Jill
Per Wikipedia they both have the same scientic name, but they are different due to the region where they where domesticated – the big one (lima) from Peru and the small one (sieva or butter bean) from central America.

By: Donald

Donald — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:28:22 +0000

Hmmm…let’s think about this…butter, cream, and BACON! I’m in!

Kim those beans made me hungry for them right now. I’m off today so it’s off to Whole Paycheck to get some of those. I’ll subscribe to the high fat version. I’ll just speak to the treadmill a bit more next week!

I, too, grew up despising lima beans. I could manage to get them down when in succotash though.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:59:08 +0000

Thank you for sharing your Butterbean Recipe. I had never heard of or tasted butterbeans until my MIL introduced me to them. They were wonderful. I regret that I never got her recipe. She has passed and the marriage has crumbled so I cannot ask now. I bought a cookbook with the title Butterbeans to Blackberries in hopes of finding the recipe. Your recipe sounds just like hers only yours has the added bonus of cream and butter. I am so excited to try your recipe I will have to do it this Labor Day weekend. Is it butterbean season now?
Thank you again!