Dark beer flavors this high-fiber bean, poblano pepper, and onion dish known as frijoles borrachos (drunken beans). Serve the lima bean recipe with grilled meats, poultry, and fish.

Servings: 4 side-dish servings
Prep Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 37 mins

Ingredients

12 ounces	shelled baby lima beans or frozen baby lima beans
1 tablespoon	margarine or butter
1 small	poblano pepper, seeded and chopped
1/4 cup	dark beer
1 small	red onion, quartered and sliced (about 1/4 cup)
1 teaspoon	snipped fresh thyme or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme,
	crushed
1/8 teaspoon	salt

Directions

• In a 2-quart saucepan cook fresh beans, covered, in a small amount of boiling water for 10 to 15 minutes. (Or, cook frozen beans for 6 to 8 minutes or until the beans are just tender.) Drain.

• In a large skillet heat margarine or butter; add beans and pepper. Cook and stir, uncovered, over medium-high heat for 2 minutes. Stir in beer, onion, thyme, and salt; remove from heat. Makes 4 side-dish servings.