Mohney Reunion Beans Recipes

FOUR BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and prepare a bowl of ice water. Add the green beans to the boiling water and cook until still very crisp, 1 to 2 minutes, then transfer to the ice water until cool. Cut in half.
• Whisk together the oil, honey, mustard, vinegar and garlic in a large bowl. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Add the green beans, lima beans, kidney beans, white beans, almonds, cranberries and scallions and toss until everything is coated. Season to taste. Sprinkle with cilantro. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve, up to 1 day.

ONE-POT RICE AND BEANS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven with a tight-fitting lid, warm the olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the stock, cover and bring to a boil.
• Add the salt, rice and beans (including the liquid). Stir just to combine, then cover.
• Turn the heat down as low as it will go, then let simmer, undisturbed, for 18 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for 4 minutes, then fluff with a fork.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper, then garnish with lime or cilantro as you wish.

REUNION BEANS

Steps:

• Saute the ground beef with chopped onions until it loses red color.
• Put in large casserole.
• Add remaining ingredients. DO NOT drain pork and beans or kidney beans.
• Mix well.
• Bake at 350° for 1-1 1/2 hours or until brown on top and bubbly.

MOHNEY REUNION BEANS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown sausage, onions, and celery.
• Add mustard, brown sugar, tomato paste, and tomato soup - simmer about 1/2 hour.
• Add drained ingredients (green beans, wax beans, and butter beans).
• Add undrained ingredients (hot chili beans, pork and beans, and kidney beans).
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour or so.
• (Or put in crock pot and cook on low until thoroughly heated.).

HONEY-RUM BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Cook sausage in a medium saute pan until golden brown and fat has rendered. Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towels. Add the onion and carrot to the pan and cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Place the beans in a large bowl, stir in the cooked onion mixture, rum, honey, molasses, sugar, and cooked chorizo. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Transfer the mixture to a casserole or baking dish and pour 3 cups of the stock over. Bake the beans, covered, for 20 minutes. Check to see if the mixture is dry and add more stock, if needed. Continue baking an additional 20 minutes. Uncover and bake for 15 minutes, remove from the oven, and fold in the cilantro, if using. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

RED BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Drain the beans through a strainer set over a bowl. Place the beans in a large soup pot or Dutch oven. Measure the soaking water in the bowl, and add enough water to it to measure 2 1/2 quarts. Add this to the pot with the beans, turn the heat to medium-high and bring to a gentle boil. Skim off any foam and/or bean skins.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium heat in a large, heavy skillet and add the onions, carrots and peppers. Cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are tender and fragrant, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add 2 of the garlic cloves and continue to cook for another minute or so, until the garlic is fragrant. Season to taste with salt, add another tablespoon of oil and add the paprika. Cook, stirring, for a couple of minutes, until the vegetables are well coated with paprika and the mixture is aromatic. Add a ladleful of simmering water from the beans to the pan, stir with a wooden spoon or heatproof spatula, scraping the bottom and sides of the pan to deglaze, then stir this mixture into the beans. Add the tomato paste and bay leaf, reduce the heat, cover and simmer 1 hour.
• Add the oregano, the remaining garlic cloves, salt to taste, cayenne, vinegar and sugar, and continue to simmer for another hour. The beans should be thoroughly tender and the broth thick and fragrant. Taste and adjust salt, and add more cayenne if desired. For a thicker stew, strain out 1 heaped cup of beans with a little liquid and purée. Stir back into the stew.
• Just before serving, stir in the parsley. Serve over noodles or thick slices of country bread, topping each portion with a large dollop of drained yogurt.

GREEK BIG BEANS

Steps:

• Let the oil get heated in a skillet over medium heat.
• Add in the onion; cover and cook about 5 minutes or until onion is soft.
• Add in garlic; stir/saute for 1 minute or until softened.
• Transfer vegetable mixture to a 4-quart slow cooker.
• Add in the beans, tomatoes with liquid, and salt/pepper to taste; stir to combine.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 4-6 hours.
• Just before ready to serve, add in the parsley; stir to combine.