Southern Great Northern Beans Crock Pot Version Food

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.

HEALTHLY CROCK POT VEGAN GREAT NORTHERN BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Place the soaked beans in the crock pot with the 2 cups of stock. Turn pot on high. Create a sofrito with the onion, celery and carrots in the olive oil that has been pre-heated in a fry pan at medium high heat. Allow the onion and carrots to caramelize. Once the stock and beans are up to a warm temp, add the sofrito, oil and all from the fry pan. Make sure you scrape out all the fond for extra flavor. Add the remainder of the ingredients to the beans and allow to cook on high 2 hours. Lower the crock pot to low temp and cook another 6 hours. You can use as a side dish, main course, dip. This is so versatile and will warm the tummy with layers of flavor. I sometimes sprinkle a bit of fresh grated parm cheese over the top for the main dish.