Simple Boiled Great Northern Beanspinto Beans Recipes

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.

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.