Bean Recipes Please

Is it just a coincidence that this request follows your waste tote question? Are you really sure you want / need more beans???:h

And try the KC Masterpiece beans, they are pretty good. KC

wanderingaimlessly wrote:
Is it just a coincidence that this request follows your waste tote question? Are you really sure you want / need more beans???:h

And try the KC Masterpiece beans, they are pretty good. KC

Lol. Thank you

That was funny!

I love my wife's baked beans.

2 cans Northern beans, rinsed
1 can pork & beans (provides liquid)
1/3 cup diced onion
1/3 lb uncooked bacon, chunk the slices
1/4 cup (or a bit less) ketchup (also provides liquid)
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoons molasses
a dash of salt

Mix, bake 30-40 minutes at 350 degrees
If you cook too long it dries out.

Basic beans

Vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons
Onions, yellow, medium dice, 1 cup (or half a large onion)
Carrots, medium dice, 1/2 cup
Celery, medium dice, 1/2 cup
Garlic, minced, 2 cloves
Pinto or Navy beans, dry, 1 cup
Chicken Stock or water, 1 quart
Bay leaf, 2
Thyme, fresh, 4 stems
Salt and pepper to taste

1. In a medium-sized soup pot, heat oil over medium heat, then add onions, carrots, and celery. Sweat vegetables until onions start to turn soft, about 5 minutes.
2. Add garlic and sweat for another 2 minutes.
3. Add beans, stock, and herbs. Simmer beans for about 90 minutes uncovered, or until beans are soft.
4. Once beans are soft, add salt and pepper to taste.

NOTES:
- I never soak beans. Never. IF the beans are cooked WITHOUT SALT they cook much faster. Always add salt at the end.
- If you have a pressure cooker or an Instant-pot, this takes about 20 minutes.
- Since these basic beans will be used in another recipe, season lightly.
- This recipe can be used with nearly any type of bean or legume. Black beans and garbanzo beans take the longest time to cook, lentils the shortest.

Boston Baked Beans will always have molasses but the other ingredients can vary. Mike's recipe above looks great!

Thanks everyone. Do you ever use these recipes and just ‘tweak’ it and make cowboy beans?

Surgtech94 wrote:
Thanks everyone. Do you ever use these recipes and just ‘tweak’ it and make cowboy beans?

Speaking of cowboy beans, try this blogger/YouTuber
Cowboy Beans

You might want to check out his other videos/website. Great recipes. Enjoy.

For me, the best bean recipe is the one with bacon and vegetables. I just love this dish.:)

larrybartz wrote:
For me, the best bean recipe is the one with bacon and vegetables. I just love this dish.:)

Where can I find this recipe? Thank you

I fry an onion in a pan, add diced bacon, a grated carrot through a rodent. I add a few diced tomatoes, let them to fry a little and then add the boiled beans. Let them cook well for 15-20 minutes on low heat. If there is not enough liquid in them, I add a little more boiled water according to need and preference, of course salt and pepper. And voila the food is ready:)