Country Lima Beans With Smoked Lamb Hocks

Total Time: 6 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 16 ounces dried large lima beans
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 3 lbs smoked lamb hocks (3)
• 1 cup onion, peeled and chopped

Recipe

• 1 rinse beans; put into a large pot with 2 quarts cold water.
• 2 heat to the boil; simmer two minutes.
• 3 remove from heat; cover and let stand for one hour.
• 4 add salt.
• 5 reheat to boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, until beans are tender (about an hour).
• 6 drain and reserve liquid.
• 7 combine molasses, sugar, mustard and tomato sauce.
• 8 stir in 2 cups reserved cooking liquid; add to beans.
• 9 stir in smoked lamb hocks and onion.
• 10 turn ingredients into a 2 1/2 quart casserole or a bean pot; bake at 300f for 3.5 to 4 hours.
• 11 add more cooking liquid if needed.
• 12 stir halfway through cooking.