Grandma Terrys Southern Beans Recipes

GRANDMA'S BEANS

Steps:

• Rough chop the garlic, carrot, serrano and onion into small pieces. Heat the oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add the chopped vegetables and 1 teaspoon cumin to the pot and cook until the onion starts to brown.
• Strain the beans and add them to the pot. Pour in enough water to just cover the beans. Cover and bring them to a boil. Stir, then cover again and lower to a simmer. Simmer the beans until they start to burst, around 1 hour.
• Uncover the pot and add the orange, squeezing the juice into the pot and then dropping the halves in. Stir in the remaining teaspoon cumin and the salt. Continue to simmer to allow the beans to thicken, about 45 minutes more. Add more cumin and salt to taste.
• Serve as a side dish, over rice, or on their own on a taco.

SOUTHERN BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In casserole put hamburger, all three cans of beans, bacon, and onion soup mix, stir well.
• Mix together in a bowl, ketchup, vinegar, mustard, and salt and pepper, mix well. Pour into hamburger and bean mixture, stir well.
• Bake for 45 minutes.

GRANDMA TERRY'S SOUTHERN BEANS

Steps:

• Start in the morning.
• Empty bag of beans into a strainer and clean, removing any bad ones and tossing them away.
• Pour beans and bacon to a dutch oven or stock pot. Add water til it's about 2 inch or so above the beans.
• Cook on medium heat, stirring ocationally and adding water as needed, til beans are tender. Around 4-5 hours.
• Lower heat to low and season to taste with salt and pepper. Continue simmering until ready to serve. Soups should thicken as it simmers.
• Remove bacon before serving.