(05-20-2024, 01:21 AM)tommag Wrote: I cooked the Lima beans with what I had on hand. Onion,garlic,ham soup base and a ham steak from the freezer. It's hard to screw up beans, but I did my best to ruin it.
Most of the basic flavors were there but I should've picked up a ham hock and some celery. It was way too bland. A ham hock would've gone a long way to make it richer.
My Mama used to use bacon when cooking beans. Try it, you'll like it.
Terry