One of the loveliest concepts in all of the South’s summer cooking is the practice of spreading small, baby vegetables on top of a pot of slow-cooked pole beans so that they steam during the last few minutes that the beans are cooking. Most of us have had tiny little new potatoes cooked in this way without knowing that the concept has never been limited to that one thing. Read More
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11 July 2016: Butterbeans and Okra
July 11, 2016
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Mar 29, 2017 10:19 AM EDT
I grew up eating this delicacy. The okra pods would be so tender and lend such a great flavor to the butterbeans underneath them. Absolutely delicious!!
- Ruby Corder
Mar 29, 2017 10:25 AM EDT
Thank you so much for reading! I love this, too, and make sure that I have it several times during the summer!
- Damon Fowler
Dec 30, 2017 12:34 PM EST
Thank you sounds delicious. After growing okra last year and tasting the amazing flavor (compared to grocery store flavor), I will be doing limas this year - saving this recipe for spring.
- James Stevens
Dec 30, 2017 2:39 PM EST
Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoy this next summer when the fresh things are in!
- Damon Fowler