Butter Beans & Cornbread is the kind of quiet, soul-deep Southern meal that doesn’t need much to feel complete — tender, creamy butter beans simmered slow and simple, served with warm, crumbly cornbread fresh from the oven. It tastes like porch suppers, garden harvests, and the kind of food that fills you up and settles you down. One bowl feels like home.
Ingredients
For the butter beans:
4 cups fresh or frozen butter beans (or 2 cans, drained)
4 cups water or chicken broth
2 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, finely diced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Pinch of sugar (optional)
For the cornbread:
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk or milk
1 large egg
1/4 cup melted butter
Instructions
