Gerald Stavelys Pork And Beans Food

SUNDAY STARTUP PORK AND BEANS

Steps:

• Set soaked beans in saucepot and cover with water (4 quarts). Bring water to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, partially covered for 1 hour or until the beans are just tender, but not mushy. Drain, reserving cooking liquid. Mix precooked beans with molasses and mustard and season lightly with salt and pepper. While beans are cooking, parboil sausages and salt pork for 10 minutes. Drain. Dice the salt pork into small cubes and slice the sausages. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a shallow gratin or baking dish layer 1/3 of the beans. Top the beans with half of minced garlic, onion, diced salt pork and sliced sausages; season with salt and pepper. Repeat with a layer of beans, remaining salt pork, sausages, onions and garlic and finish with layer of beans. Add about 1 cup of reserved bean cooking liquid to the baking pan, cover the top with strips of bacon and bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until the liquid is almost entirely absorbed. (Add more liquid if it evaporates too quickly.)
• Serve with Corn Bread (recipe follows)
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13 by 9-inch baking pan. With a whisk combine the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and sugar. Beat eggs with buttermilk and combine with corn and corn oil. Swiftly blend dry ingredients with wet ingredients and transfer to baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until bread pulls away from edges and a toothpick when inserted in the middle of the bread comes out dry.

SMOKY PORK & BOSTON BEANS ONE-POT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Mix the oil, garlic and paprika together and rub into the pork. In a large, shallow ovenproof dish, mix the cannellini beans, passata, chipotle, sugar and ham hock. Nestle the pork into the beans. Bake in the oven for 40 mins until the pork is cooked through.
• Toast the bread and serve on the side. Sprinkle the parsley over the pork and beans to serve.

HOMEMADE PORK AND BEANS, SLOW COOK METHOD (GF)

Steps:

• If your beans have soaked overnight, Add enough HOT water to cover beans by about an inch.
• Stir.
• Cover.
• Cook on High 1 hour or longer until beans are tender.
• Beans need to be tender before you add the other ingredients otherwise it is hard to cook them to the soft stage.
• Drain.
• If you forgot to do this step then, place 4 cups beans into slow cooker.
• Add at least 10 cups hot water, cover.
• Cook on High for 2 hours.
• Test a bean - they should be soft/tender BEFORE adding remaining ingredients.
• Drain.
• Put remaining ingredients into slow cooker.
• Stir gently.
• Cover and cook: On Low for 8 to 10 hours or on High for 4 to 5 hours.

BRAISED PORK BELLY WITH BORLOTTI BEANS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Toss the pork in the flour with some seasoning. Heat the oil in an ovenproof casserole dish and fry the pork for 10 mins until golden, then transfer to a plate. Tip all the veg into the pan with the rosemary, bay leaves and garlic, and cook on a low heat for 10 mins until softened. Stir in the tomato purée and cook for a minute, then add the wine. Pour over the stock, then bring to a simmer and stir in the fried pork.
• Cover, then cook in the oven for 1 hr. Remove from the oven, stir through the beans, cover again and return to the oven for 30 mins, or until the pork is very tender. Leave to cool a little, then scatter over the parsley, lemon zest and reserved celery leaves.

SPANISH PORK WITH BEANS

Steps:

• Mix the crushed garlic, 1 tbsp of the oil and 1 tsp smoked paprika together in a shallow dish and turn the pork steaks over in the mix to coat them on both sides. Heat a large non-stick frying pan and fry the pork for about 4 mins on each side to part-cook and brown them, then remove them from the pan.
• Add the rest of the oil to the pan and fry the onions, carrots and sliced garlic, stirring frequently for 10 mins until the veg starts to caramelise a little. Pour in the sherry vinegar, allowing it to sizzle in the heat, then add the peppers, bouillon, rosemary, any juices left in the dish from the pork, the cherry tomatoes, tomato purée, remaining 3 tsp paprika and beans.
• Lay the pork steaks on top, then cover the pan and cook for 20 mins until the pork and vegetables are tender. The pork will be cooked and juicy, but not fall apart. Remove the pork from the pan, stir in the parsley and a squeeze of lemon juice, if using.
• If you're following our Healthy Diet Plan, eat two portions of the pork and beans now and chill the rest for another day. Will keep for up to two days. To serve the second night, just reheat in a pan.

GERALD STAVELY'S PORK AND BEANS

Steps:

• Cover the beans in water and soak them overnight.
• Place the salt pork in a large, heavy-bottomed pot and cover with water. Bring the water to a boil, and boil for 15 minutes, to remove some of the fat. Drain and cut into quarter-inch-thick slices.
• Drain the beans. Return the salt pork and the drained beans to the heavy-bottomed pot along with the onions, black pepper and red-pepper flakes and salt to taste. Cover well with water. Bring the water to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for three hours, until the beans are soft and the salt pork is tender. Remove the salt pork and serve the beans.