topic Re: Lima Beans in Kitchen

Lima Beans

beach-mom — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 03:24:31 GMT

DH and I really like these. I usually buy the frozen packages and cook them on the stovetop. As we were eating them tonight I started thinking I've never seen these in one of the quick microwave steam packages.

Have any of you? What brand? TIA!

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Mistreatedbycs — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 03:34:35 GMT

Interesting, I don't care for them and I rarely eat any frozen vegetable.

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cindyNC — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 03:53:58 GMT

I've had them in succotash in a restaurant. But when I cook them at home, it's in a recipe for a "hot bean" dish that includes limas, kidney beans, and butter beans. I usually buy the cans and rinse well as the recipe calls for cans.

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Elodie2 — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:20:32 GMT

@beach-mom I grew up eating Limas. Mom would usually throw a ham bone in and boy were they good. I've never tried the steam variety. I always buy Pictsweet baby limas and doctor them a little. I like slaw and cornbread with 'em.

I also love crowder peas which remind me of boiled peanuts. My husband unfortunately thinks that crowders taste like dirt (overly earthy I think he means).

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BirkiLady — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:29:27 GMT

I used to buy packages of frozen lima beans to use as much as needed. For the last six months, the bags of frozen lima beans have not been available at the grocery store - and I've missed them so much!

I won't buy anything in cans ever. It's either fresh or frozen. A handful of lima thrown into a soup (or salad) gives it just the right amount of flavor that is needed. With fall weather coming, I've been looking and am going to miss those lima beans in various soups and salads. (sigh)

ETA: I've microwaved these limas for salads many times with delicious results. Sorry, I don't have a package in the freezer or I'd provide the name of the brand.

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mizree — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:49:46 GMT

love baby lima beans with lots of black pepper. i have not seen the micro packages but cook in the pressure cooker and portion in freezer bags. now i will be thinking about beans and cornbread until i get that fix.

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Sweetbay magnolia — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 11:10:16 GMT

When they are available, I buy bags of Wegmans frozen limas (for DH, I really don't like them). No special steaming pouch.

I put his portion in a stoneware dish with a lid and microwave for 2-3 mins. I add no water. They turn out great. He likes them with butter so I put that in right after steaming.

Note: My microwave is only 700 watts, so you might try a shorter cooking time if yours is more powerful.

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Chessa35 — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 12:34:21 GMT

I eat the baby Lima beans . I’ve never seen the kind in steam bags . Have you tried serving them with butter and soy sauce mixed into them ?

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FranandZoe — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 14:58:38 GMT

We like Fordhook limas. I have bought steam in the bag variety - can't remember the brand - but I like them cooked on the stove stop better. They came out kind of mushy steaming them in the bag.

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beach-mom — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 17:12:07 GMT

@Chessa35 wrote:
I eat the baby Lima beans . I’ve never seen the kind in steam bags . Have you tried serving them with butter and soy sauce mixed into them ?

@Chessa35 - So do we! We usually eat them plain, the way DH likes them. I put a little Smart Balance on mine once in a while. I've never tried fixing them with Shoyu, but we like Kikkoman on anything, so I will!

@FranandZoe - That's probably why you don't see them in the steamer packages- mushy. I never thought about that!

Thanks everyone!

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idiotshopper — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 23:10:56 GMT

Fordhooks are my fav too! Cook in a short time.

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Sooner — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 12:16:32 GMT

There are green small lima beans then there are the white dried ones. We LOVE the large ones that you buy dried and we cook them with ham!

They are wonderful with some greens and cornbread on the side.

Neither of us are fans of the little green ones. It's confusing because some people call either the green ones or the white ones butter beans. So I'm never sure what people are talking about when it comes to lima beans.

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LavernLuvsShoes — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 18:48:49 GMT

It's weird...

I love Baby Limas either cooked (alone) with just salt, pepper, chicken broth and butter, or in a "Succotash" with Corn and Tomatoes, BUT I cannot stand them in anything else like soup, or casseroles, or salads.

Weird, huh?

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PA Mom-mom — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 19:00:14 GMT

@beach-mom I found these online. I think GG also makes a buttered version. The steaming bag is inside the box.

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sunshine45 — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 19:00:26 GMT

i prefer baby lima beans. i use them in dilled basmati rice (steamed basmati rice with layers of dill and lima beans plus some butter and saffron......goes well with roasted chicken or lamb shanks.)

i also use them in maryland crab soup and beef vegetable soup.

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hellokitty — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 21:44:12 GMT

We grew Lima beans in the garden this year. I had hoped to get enough for a canner load but the weather had other ideas. I got enough to freeze 3 nice sized packages. We love them.

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Kindaglitzy — Sun, 03 Oct 2021 15:04:59 GMT

Going to try with a little butter and soy sauce, never heard of it before.

I usually put a little ketchup or chili sauce on them. For me, plain is rather bland. Don’t know if I’ve seen in freezer section, will have to look.

Nothing to do with Lima beans, but I did buy some frozen snow peas. They were a little mushy. Wanted for a stir fry, ended up putting on paper towel to dry them out. Worked okay but doubt I’ll buy again. Fresh is best for crunch in stir fry IMO.

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RedTop — Sun, 03 Oct 2021 18:38:50 GMT

@Sooner

In this house, if I say Lima beans, I mean the small green ones. If I say butter beans, I mean the large white ones.

I'm the only one here who eats both; my husband will eat the white ones. I've never seen my girls eat either one, but they do eat other dried beans.

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Sooner — Sun, 03 Oct 2021 18:41:27 GMT

@RedTop wrote:
@Sooner
In this house, if I say Lima beans, I mean the small green ones. If I say butter beans, I mean the large white ones.

I'm the only one here who eats both; my husband will eat the white ones. I've never seen my girls eat either one, but they do eat other dried beans.

@RedTop We share a lot of the same culture! That's the way I'd known them until I spent time in the south and they were calling those little green things butter beans in some locals.

And my response was "You LIKE those?"

I DO LOVE those big white ones!

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SuzyBailey — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 02:52:35 GMT

I fix a 2 lb bag of the large white dry lima beans at least 3-4 times a month. I fix them with butter, and cumin. Bake a pone of cornbread and a pot of spinach on the side.