yup, summer is declared officially over as of this morning at mikes house, just started my first pot of pinto's and bacon in the crock pot, my traditional signal to my family that im transitioning into the winter cookbook
I like my navy beans slow cooked with salt pork, molasses, brown sugar, onion and bell pepper. The Gf will make a winter meal of beans w/ham, cabbage, and cornbread when it's 98F out - I'm not one to turn a meal down though
Agreed, best time of year to cook. I make two crocks in the wood oven with some fresh bread. Fine eatin'.
Oh my! Lots of good taste. I just love home cooked beans. Flavor that is never found in a can. Pintos are one of my favorite, but my wife won't touch them. About he only time I get them is when I go to the Cracker Barrel.
Speaking of beans any of you Mainer's know if the old B&M factory is still open in Portland - I think you drive by it on 95/295 - that stretch of highway always smelled fantastic
found this on the net, wife is going to make it for me! Cracker Barrel Style Pinto Beans Ingredients 2 lb. bag of dry pinto beans, 1 lb. cubed ham (95% fat free), 1T onion powder, 1T garlic powder, 9T sweet pickle relish, 9T chopped raw onion (sweet or white). Directions Sort beans and soak overnight according to package directions. Drain and rinse beans in the morning. Combine in slow cooker with ham, onion powder, and garlic powder. Top with enough water to cover beans. Cook on low approximately nine hours, or on high four and a half hours (or until beans are tender). Makes nine servings. Top each serving with a tablespoon of pickle relish and a tablespoon of chopped raw onion. These are the key ingredients! Cracker Barrel serves this dish with a side of cornbread; however, nutrition information for the cornbread is not included here (relish and onions are). Number of Servings: 9 Nutritional Info Servings Per Recipe: 9 Amount Per Serving Calories: 233.0 Total Fat: 3.1 g Cholesterol: 23.7 mg Sodium: 1,085.3 mg Total Carbs: 33.7 g Dietary Fiber: 9.1 g Protein: 18.4 g
I bought two jars of them from my local M&P grocery store last week, the jars had dust on them like they'd been there for years. They aren't as popular down this way, everyone buys Van Camps and adds what they like I guess
I told my wife I was wanting them on next weekends camping trip...... I guess it is just that time of year.
Beans have one unfortunate side effect but in an old cook book of mine there is a suggestion to mitigate the effects. Sort beans, wash with cold water. Add beans to boiling water in a large kettle. Bring to a full boil and turn off the heat. Let stand for an hour or more. Bring to a boiling and let boil until tender (about an hour). Drain and then use them in your traditional baked bean recipes. When I cooked with more beans, this is the method I used.
Made a quick order of "doctored up" beans when the weather turned cold the other day...Had the same unfortunate side effects myself.
Lot's of good stuff in beans. Beans, the musical fruit, the more you eat the more you toot. Learn to make yogurt, and use the whey to reduce phytic acid, and gas. No fart beans
