Ham And Dried Limas - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ham steak or 1 lb. ham bone/hock with meaty scraps
1/2 (8 oz.) bag dried lima beans
1 large onion, chopped
salt, pepper and red pepper to taste

Preparation

Rinse dried lima beans in a colander and remove any stones or other fishy looking, non-bean type matter.
In a Dutch oven, bring beans, ham and enough water to fill the pan 3/4 full to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and add the chopped onion, salt, pepper and a generous sprinkle of dried red pepper (like you put on pizza) to taste.
Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender (may take from 1 to 3 hours, depending on personal taste).
Add additional water as needed to prevent mixture from sticking to pan.