Brown Beans Swedish Style Food

BROWN BEANS

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Southern-style brown beans.

Provided by Kerry

Categories Side Dish Beans and Peas

Time P1DT4h10m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 pound dried pinto beans
½ teaspoon salt
8 cups reduced-salt chicken broth
1 ¾ pounds ham hock
½ teaspoon black pepper
salt to taste

Steps:

Pick over the beans, rinse them, and place them in a large bowl with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and enough water to cover by 3 or 4 inches. Allow the beans to soak overnight.
The next day, drain and rinse the beans, and place them in a large pot. Stir in the chicken broth, ham hock, black pepper, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat, and reduce the heat to a simmer.
Simmer the beans over low heat for 4 hours, adding water occasionally if needed to keep the soupy consistency. Remove the ham hock before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 478.4 calories, Carbohydrate 36.4 g, Cholesterol 71.5 mg, Fat 22 g, Fiber 8.8 g, Protein 32.3 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 319.5 mg, Sugar 2 g

SWEDISH BROWN BEANS

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Provided by Robert Farrar Capon

Categories side dish

Time 2h

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

2 cups Swedish brown beans or red kidney beans (canned red kidney beans can be used to avoid preliminary cooking)
5 cups water
Salt to taste
1/4 cup golden syrup or to taste (dark Karo syrup can be substituted)
1/4 cup vinegar or to taste

Steps:

Rinse dry beans, if used, and add water and salt. Simmer until tender, 1 to 2 hours. Add more water if beans tend to boil dry.
When cooked, add syrup and vinegar, adjust seasonings and serve hot. Dish can be prepared day before.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 243, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 46 grams, Fat 1 gram, Fiber 9 grams, Protein 14 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 655 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams

SWEDISH BROWN BEANS

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I belong to a food buying club served by Ozark Co-operative Warehouse. They often run specials on unusual (to Americans) cheeses, rices, beans, etc. Recently I bought a #5 sack of Swedish Brown Beans, but when a searched Recipezaar -- nothing! However I did find this recipe on SOAR: The Searchable Online Archive of Recipes and tried it that night. It made a delicious creamy dish - a little sweeter than most main-dish bean recipes, but very delicious. You can cut down on prep time by bringing the beans to a boil for 10 minutes, then covering. Remove from heat and let sit for an hour. This takes the place of soaking overnight. Make sure your beans are tender before you add salt. (Salt tends to toughen the beans.) Serve with a hearty bread.

Provided by SherryKaraoke

Categories Beans

Time 3h5m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 cups brown beans, dried (Use Swedish Brown Beans if possible)
6 cups water
1/2 cup white distilled vinegar
1/2 cup corn syrup, dark
3 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cinnamon stick, small
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Steps:

Pick over and rinse the beans.
Add the water and soak the beans at least 12 hours.
Bring the beans and soaking water to a boil.
Cover the pan and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
Add the salt, vinegar, syrup, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon stick.
Stir to mix.
Simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, or until the beans are tender.
The liquid should be as thick as a sauce at the end of the cooking period.
If the liquid is not thickened, turn up the heat for 10 minutes, or until the liquid is reduced.
Remove the cinnamon stick.
Serve hot.