Butter Beans with Kale and Eggs Recipe

Ingredients (14)

• 1 pound butter beans (large lima beans)
• Kosher salt
• 3 to 4-ounce salt pork (see note)
• 2 quarts low-sodium homemade or canned chicken broth
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 thyme sprigs
• 1 whole onion, split in half
• 1 medium carrot
• 1 rib celery
• 1 (28-ounce) can whole tomatoes packed in juice, roughly chopped
• 4 cups roughly chopped kale, swiss chard, or curly spinach leaves
• 2 to 4 hard boiled eggs
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• Freshly ground black pepper