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Is not really a thing up here chili is popular and pea soup for cold schitty weather. I remember my uncle making Boston Beans, lots of molasses and sweet but that's not what I want to try to make, I want some cowboy style Blazing Saddles beans. lol
I hear you guys talk about it from time to time so help a foreigner out here please, looking for directions for a big old pot of pinto beans southern style. I know basically you add a big chunk of meat, spices and cook it slow? I've got a slow cooker if that helps. TIA.

Go buy 5 different types of dried beans and a ham hock, soak the beans for 24 hours and throw the ham hock in there and cook real low and slow for 16 hours. Thank me later.

Southern style, simply beans, salt pepper to your taste and meat. The meat could be bacon, ham hock, a ham bone, my favorite a piece of salt pork or heart healthy olive oil. Just need 4-5 oz. of meat or 3-4 table spoons of olive oil. Cook till beans are soft. Watery or thick, cook to the way you like. Eat with corn bread and raw onion for real hillbilly style eating.

I like beans in any form. The best though is in some sweet dish. My wife makes something called Calico Beans. Cooked, sweet with beef. Can't tell you the recipe. I don't cook, ever.

Hmmm, local grocery had smoked ham hocks today before I had this brain wave may go that route. Thinking of doing this Sunday. Thanks fellas any more idears out there I'm all ears..

I'm also a fan of beans.
Like anything, they need to be cooked right.

Don't forget to add a chopped onion and maybe a little garlic to the beans as they are cooking. If you want them a bit spicy, throw in a jalapeno, either whole or sliced/chopped, or some red pepper flakes. Some say to withhold salt until they are nearly done and others say to add it as they are cooking as needed. I don't think it makes any difference, myself.

Good bean recipes in this book:


http://www.paracay.com/cast-iron-cuisine-from-breakfast-to-dessert/

15 bean soup with ham. Do not forget the cornbread.

Made a pot of pintos this week, she made cornbread, they really hit the spot, think I enjoyed it as much as a good steak.

Ham and bean soup done right is a favorite of mine and yes it needs to be served with corn bread.
A good smoked ham hock, onion, carrots and some celery. Touch of garlic, salt and pepper to taste. Oh and of course beans

I enjoy this recipe for pintos.

Soak the beans overnight or cheat and use canned.
Add a ham bone for sure.

And this is why I keep telling Rick that we need a food forum!
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Just polished off a bowl of red lentils.
Recipe.......go grab a pen.

Water...enough to have a little bit of broth after beans cook

IF you like it spicy and more flavor, add one habanero pepper

Crush lots of garlic

Slice or chop fresh ginger fine

Boil one or more sweet potatoes until nearly cooked through

Add sausage

Tablespoon of molasses to barely taste

Add red lentil and stir till they settle below potatoes.

Bring back to boil

Add garlic

Leave lid on and turn off heat.

Should be ready to eat in 15-20 minutes

It's delicious over crunchy raw vegetables chopped up in the bowl. Use either diced sweet onion, peppers, carrot chunks, raddishes, green beans, sugar snap peas..... anything.
Use a spoon for broth.

I dont like beans in my beans


Oh wait, that sounds retarded

I must be mocking people again.

However you cook the beans they’ll be better everyday you reheat them until they’re gone.

They keep giving me lentils and split pea down nar at the foodbank.

*gag*

I really only go there for the day-old German bakery pastries and artisan bread

Trade the lentils for .22rf