Northern Beans Food

ULTIMATE GREAT NORTHERN BEANS

Steps:

• Soak the beans in cold water overnight. Make sure that there is twice as much water as beans because they will swell up.
• In a large cooking pot, pour in the cooking oil and toss in the smoked jowl pieces. Stir and allow them to sizzle over medium heat for 5 or 6 minutes. After they brown a bit, deglaze the pot with about 4 ounces of the chicken broth.
• Add the onion and allow to simmer until the onion is tender, stirring often.
• Rinse the beans in fresh water a final time and, after draining, add them, plus all the remaining ingredients into the pot. This should include the 48 ounces of water listed in the ingredients.
• Boil, covered, over low heat until beans are tender, stirring occasionally (about 2-3 hours).
• Serve with cornbread, fried potatoes, eggs and biscuits.
• If you wish, you can use chunks of ham or bacon instead of pork jowl.

NORTHERN BEANS

Steps:

• pre-heat oven 300 degree.
• fry bacon in small fry pan until starting to turn crisp.
• add onion and cook until soft.
• In large dutch oven or again a roaster/crock pot add all ingredients and stir until well mixed.
• cook covered for 3 hours.

SIMPLE BOILED GREAT NORTHERN BEANS/PINTO BEANS

Steps:

• Wash and soak beans overnight if possible.
• Pick out any shriveled beans and throw away.
• Use a large stockpot.
• Put bay leaves,salt and soda with the beans.
• Cover and cook on low heat until tender.
• Stir once in a while and add water if necessary.
• Don't worry about any bean hulls floating.
• It depends on altitude how long to cook.
• I cook them four hours, on low to be nice and tender.
• Drain the beans. Save the water.
• Remove the bay leaves.
• Mash and add some of the water back into the beans. You do not want them dry, but moist.
• Add dried cilantro flakes.
• Note: Add hot pepper flakes if you want spicy.
• Add to raw ground beef, ground pork before freezing or cooking or other raw ground meats.
• Sack in two cup amounts in zip lock bags. This is a starter recipe in refried beans,just add lard, bacon grease and spices. This is a quick starter for vegetable soup.

SOUTHERN GREAT NORTHERN BEANS (CROCK POT VERSION)

Steps:

• Start beans in morning.
• Wash beans and pick out any bad beans and toss away.
• Use a 4-6 quart crock pot.
• Pour washed beans into crock pot.
• Add water to about 1 inch over beans.
• Add butter,salt,hot pepper flakes and pork chop or ham bone.
• Cover and cook on high for 2 hours.
• Then turn cooker to low and cook the rest of the day stirring once in a while and adding water only if necessary.
• Do not add to much water at one time other wise your beans will turn out watery, you want a nice thick gravy with your beans.
• When done break up the pork chop or remove meat from ham bone Toss bone.
• If using a whole red hot dried chili pepper remove it now and toss away.(We don't want anyone accidentally biting into that now do we?).
• The beans will be tender in a thick gravy.
• If gravy is to thin move lid on crockpot so that one side is open to let steam escape, To thicken gravy.
• If gravy is to thick add 1/4 cup water at a time until it reaches the consistency you desire.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Will take about 6-7 hours to cook.
• Serve with hot buttered cornbread and iced tea for a good southern rib sticking meal.
• I use this tea recipe #63785 Southern Sweet Tea.
• And I use this cornbread recipe #116185 Sweet Cornbread.
• But if you want a more southern corn bread try my #195163 Cracklin Cornbread recipe.

SAVORY AND SPICY NORTHERN BEANS (QUICK AND EASY!)

Steps:

• In a large pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, onion, and red pepper flakes and saute for 2-3 minutes on medium until slightly soft.
• Add the beans, parsley, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Increase heat to medium high and cook for about 4-5 minutes. While they are cooking, mash about half of the beans with a fork until they reach the consistency that you prefer.
• If you would like, you can garnish with some additional olive oil and ground pepper.