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.

GREAT NORTHERN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir carrots and celery into the onion mixture. Pour vegetable broth into the stockpot; add potato, bay leaves, basil, sea salt, pepper, and thyme. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the vegetables are beginning to soften, about 20 minutes.
• Stir beans into the soup; continue simmering until the beans are hot and tender, about 20 minutes more.

BOILED POTATOES AND GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Place baby red potatoes in a large saucepan; add enough water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil; add coarse salt, and cook until potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon; slice in half.
• Add green beans to boiling water; cover, and cook until crisp-tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Drain; transfer vegetables to a medium bowl. Add butter; season with salt and ground pepper. Toss.

PINTO BEANS WITH MEXICAN-STYLE SEASONINGS

Steps:

• Place pinto beans into a large pot and pour in enough water to cover by 2 to 3 inches. Let beans soak overnight.
• Drain beans, return to pot, and pour in fresh water to cover; add diced tomatoes, bacon, onion, chili powder, cumin, and garlic powder. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 3 hours.
• Stir cilantro and salt into bean mixture; simmer until beans are soft, about 1 more hour.

LUCKY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Sort beans and rinse with cold water. Place the split peas, lentils and beans in a Dutch oven; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 to 4 hours or until beans are softened. Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid., Drain and rinse, discarding liquid. Add water and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until beans are tender., Stir in tomatoes; increase heat to medium. Cook, uncovered, for 15-30 minutes. Discard bay leaves.