Prepare Lima Beans

Lima beans are also known as butter beans. They are a member of the kidney bean family, originating in Lima, Peru. When cooked, these beans have a soft texture that blends well into creamy style dishes and their delicate flavour makes them a perfect addition to many soups, salads, casseroles, and bean dishes. This article explains how to prepare them.

Steps

1. Pre-soak Lima beans. They require four cups of water to one cup of beans. Leave in a bowl of water to soak overnight, for 12 hours. The beans will swell to twice the volume.
2. Drain the beans.
3. Put the beans into a saucepan with 2-3 cups of water.
4. Bring to the boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour. When the beans are soft, they are ready for use.

Tips

• If you have a pressure cooker, pressure cook the beans for 35 minutes.

Things You'll Need

• Bowl for soaking
• Large saucepan (heavy-base) for cooking

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