Old Fashioned Country Beans Food

OLD FASHIONED FRENCH CANADIAN BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Cover beans with water and soak overnight.
• Rinse beans then bring to a boil in approximately 1 quart of water, bay leaf and garlic - simmer for 30 minutes.
• Turn off heat and let beans stand for approximately 1 1/2 hours until soft. Drain and reserve the bean liquid. Discard bay leaf and garlic.
• Mix together remaining ingredients (excluding beans and bacon).
• Add beans to bean pot (or any covered dish).
• Stir in molasses mixture to beans. Top off with some of the reserved bean liquid.
• Arrange bacon on top.
• Cover and bake at 300 degrees for 7 hours. For the final hour of cooking, remove cover to let bean brown up nicely.
• Note: check occasionally and keep beans covered with reserved bean liquid during cooking.

OLD FASHIONED BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Place the dried beans in a pot of water covered by a few inches of water and let soak overnight. Drain the beans, place them back in the pot with fresh water and bring to a boil. Simmer for one hour, then drain, reserving the liquid. See NOTE.
• In a Dutch oven or other oven-proof pot fry the bacon until crispy then add the onions and cook until soft and translucent, 5-7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.Stir in the tomato sauce, molasses, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, smoked paprika, salt, pepper and bay leaf.Add 1 1/2 cups of the reserved bean water and the beans.Bring everything to a simmer for a minute or two to heat it up. In the meantime preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Transfer the Dutch oven with the lid on to the middle rack of the oven. Bake for 2 to 3 hours or until the beans are tender and the sauce has thickened, removing the lid during the last 20-30 minutes to help the sauce thicken. NOTE: If at any point during the cooking process too much liquid evaporates and the beans get dry, add a little more of the reserved bean water. The beans themselves can vary from batch to batch and you may end up either needing to add more liquid if the beans are too dry or you may need to bake the beans longer with the lid off if there is too much liquid. Adjust as needed.Add more salt the pepper to taste.Serve immediately or let cool completely and refrigerate until ready to serve. Can be reheated on the stovetop or in the microwave.
• SLOW COOKER METHOD: Follow steps 1 and 2 and then pour everything into the slow cooker. Cook on LOW for 6-7 hours or on HIGH for 3-4 hours or until the beans are tender. Open the lid for the last 30 minutes or longer until the sauce has thickened. If the beans are too thick at any point and too much liquid has evaporated, stir in a little extra water.

OLD SETTLERS BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and onion. Drain.
• I cook bacon in microwave until crisp.
• Add, and mix brown and white sugar, ketchup, barbecue sauce, molasses or Karo syrup, mustard, chili powder, pepper and salt.
• Add kidney beans, pork and beans, and butter beans; mix.
• Put in large casserole.
• Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

OLD-FASHIONED BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, bring beans, salt and 2 qt. water to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; let stand for 1 hour. Drain beans and discard liquid. Return beans to pan. Cover with remaining water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until beans are tender. Drain, reserving liquid. In a greased 2-1/2 qt. baking dish, combine beans, 1 cup liquid, onion, molasses, bacon, brown sugar, mustard and pepper. Cover and bake at 325° for 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until beans are as thick as desired thickness, stirring occasionally. Add more of the reserved cooking liquid if needed.

OLD-FASHIONED COUNTRY BEANS

Steps:

• Place bacon in large saucepan and cover with water; boil 20 minutes.
• Add green beans, onions, salt, sugar and cayenne; boil 15 minutes.
• Add potatoes; boil until potatoes are tender.

SLOW-COOKED COUNTRY GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Add the oil in a medium, heavy saucepan. Add the onion and saute until tender, about 3 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne. Add the ham hocks, garlic, and beans. Add enough water to almost completely cover the beans. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 2 hours. Remove from the heat and serve with the cooking liquid.

OLD FASHIONED BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Pick and rinse beans.
• In a large pot, add cold water to cover.
• Bring the beans to boiling and then simmer for 30 minutes - do not add any salt, this toughens the beans.
• Drain.
• Place onions in a casserole.
• Mix seasonings and turn into pot.
• Add beans and hot water to cover.
• Arrange pork on top.
• Cover and bake in a slow oven (250*F) for 7 hours.
• After 4 hours, mash 1 cup of beans and return to pot.
• Add liquid to keep beans covered.
• Enjoy.

TIBS OLD FASHIONED PINTO BEANS

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight. Drain and rinse thoroughly.
• Fill large pot with water 1/2 way. On separate burner, fill medium size pot 3/4 full of water. Bring water in both pots to a boil. Reduce large pot heat to medium high. Add beans and all ingredients. Use the boiling water in the other pot to fill the main pot 1" from top. Stir.
• Cook 2-3 hours stirring occasionally and adding additional boiling water as necessary.
• Check beans readiness after two hours. A half hour before beans are done, remove salt pork and place into the freezer to cool. Once cool (10-15 minutes), use a fork to remove and shred meat from fat. Discard fat. Add meat back to the pot of beans and stir. Continue cooking for 15 minutes.
• Serve.

GREEN BEANS THE OLD FASHIONED WAY

Steps:

• Wash beans and snap them into 1 1/2" pieces, discarding ends.
• Cover with water and add salt and bacon grease.
• Cover and bring to a boil.
• Turn down to simmer and continue cooking for about an hour.
• Pour off water and add 2 T butter. Let sit with lid on for a minute for butter to melt, then toss beans a little to distribute butter.

OLD-FASHIONED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, about 5 minutes. Add the beans, brown sugar and water. Stir gently; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until beans are crisp-tender, 15 minutes. Remove to a serving bowl with a slotted spoon.