Texas Butter Beans

[ { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Heat up a large fry pan to about medium low. Then drop In 2 tbs of the butter." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Drop in the chopped onions, garlic, and Cottonmouth." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Add a pinch of salt (about ¼ tsp) and continue cooking and stirring." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "When onions are almost translucent drop in ham and cook til heated. You'll begin to see extra water. That’s when you know the ham got up in temp. Sometimes I fry ham 1st to get fry marks then drop in onions/garlic." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Heat your bean pot to med low." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Moving on, when the onion become translucent turn off heat." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Place the rest of butter in your butter bean pot and let it melt coating bottom of pot." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Add your Texas butter beans (large) and stir to coat beans with butter." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Drop in the cooked onions and ham then stir for 3 min." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Pour in all the chicken broth." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Turn temperature up to high and boil beans for 5 minutes." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Towards the end, turn beans down to slow simmer uncovered and stir every 15 minutes for 1 hour and 45 minutes. If at any point your beans are not under chicken broth just add ½ cup of water." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "When you have simmered the butter beans for 1 hour 15 min we need to check 2 things, salt and how tender beans are. For instance, taste a little of the broth with a spoon and add salt if needed. Take the same spoon and fish out 1 bean and drop it on a cutting surface. Cut bean in half with a knife. Does it look white towards the center? Needs more time. You can also bite into the bean to get a feel how much time is left to cook. " }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "In a saucepan heat it to medium low and add a touch of olive oil or butter to coat bottom." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Add the rice, water, cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes until water dissipates. The lowest simmer you can get." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Plate or bowl the rice, ladle over some beans, sprinkle the parsley if using." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Lastly, your beans can go as a side or dinner alone. Call'em what ever you want their Your butter beans;)" } ]