Southern Butter Beans

Ingredients

For 6 servings

• 1 pound large dried lima beans
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (, divided)
• 1 medium yellow onion (, diced)
• 2 cloves garlic (, minced)
• 1 1/2 cups diced smoked ham
• 1 smoked ham hock (, or 2 meaty smoked neck bones )
• 8 cups quality chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt