This recipe for Crock Pot Ham and Beans brings together 1 lb dried great northern beans (mixed if desired) or 1 lb other dried beans (mixed if desired), 3 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced, 1 large sweet onion, chopped coarsely in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 9 hrs to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 4 servings.
This recipe for Calico Ham and Bean Soup brings together 1 lb dried bean mix, rinsed and drained,with stones removed, 6 cups water, 2 cups cubed cooked ham in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 5 hrs 15 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 12 servings.
This recipe comes out of one my Basque cook books called The Basque Table, great book. I have cooked these beans for very large dinners (up to 70 people) always a winner. I have made a few changes. If you are preparing beans as a side dish, soup bones or morrow bones will suffice for flavor, I use ham hocks if I have them if not soup bones will work. But for a main course, you may want to add meat to the pot. Bacon or chorizo or even hamburger will work. If using hamburger, sauté first. *Research in recent years by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture shows that a simple procedure in preparation will eliminate 80% of the gas caused in eating beans. Complex sugars are that element and can be dissolved out in the soaking water by following this method. 1. Add the washed beans to a large pot with at least 3 times as much boiling water. 2. Boil 2 minutes without a lid 3. Remove from fire, cover and let stand 1 hour. 4. Discard water and add fresh cold water to cook.
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