Homestyle Butterbeans

Ingredients

• 5 bacon slices, diced
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 (16-oz.) pkg. frozen butterbeans
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 3 cups water
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper

Instructions

1. Cook bacon in a large Dutch oven 5 to 7 minutes, then onion

2. Add brown sugar, and cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved

3. Stir in butterbeans, butter, and bacon until butter melts.

4. Stir in 3 cups water

5. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 2 hours or until beans are very tender and liquid is thickened and just below top of beans. Stir in salt and pepper

6. Use a slotted spoon to serve butterbeans