Lima Beans
Ingredients
Directions
Shell the lima beans.
Cook the beans in boiling salted water for 25 minutes.
Drain the beans, season with salt, and serve.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Lima beans
- Form the main body of the dish, providing starchy texture when cooked through.
- Coarse sea salt
- Seasons the beans and enhances their natural flavor.
The step that matters
Cook the beans in boiling salted water for 25 minutes. Beans need enough time in gently boiling water for starches to soften fully and the interior to become tender. Undercooked beans stay firm and chalky, while a rolling boil can split skins. Keeping the water at a steady boil ensures even cooking.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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