Bush Butter Beans

WHAT ARE THEY

Butter beans are a vastly under-appreciated legume that are high fiber and really compliment whatever they’re added to well. Butter bean is the more Southern-American name for them, which sells far better than lima bean, that, like mimes, got a bad rep over the decades as the vegetable kids hate in Hollywood.

• Fat-free, cholesterol-free
• Naturally gluten-free
• 5g of protein, 5g of fiber

EXPERIENCE

Creamy and delicate beans with a buttery taste, pre-made Bush’s are very simply prepared, with dextrose  a light sweetening with easy-to-digest glucose, as its only noteworthy additive that’s pretty inoffensive. Some of our pantry has to be non-refrigerated, so canned beans are a valuable item to stock because of their great range in so many foods.

TRADITIONAL USES

• Pan-fried
• Sauteed with bacon or ham
• Tomato and garlic
• With mint and lemon

A FEW RIFFS

• Ragoût Thiam – A Senegalese-Italian-French fusion of mint & peanut-infused meatballs in a tomato-okra sauce.
• Beans N’ Bowties – A pasta dish with farfalle, butter beans cooked with pancetta, white wine, garlic, and finished with a bit of EVOO olive oil and fresh herbs
• Butter bean “butter” – A pureé thickened, chilled, and spread on bread
• Butter bean-queso dip
• Smoked octopus w/ butter bean mash

AKA

• Lima bean
• Sieva bean
• Madagascar bean

MY TAKE

Lots of companies out there make butter beans. Bush’s, routinely, produces a higher grade product, both in the choice of their beans, and their simple, solid preparation. The quality stands out, making this one of my few five-diamond award winners.