{"id":85858,"date":"2019-03-28T13:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T17:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=85858"},"modified":"2019-03-28T09:11:23","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T13:11:23","slug":"thursdays-are-for-cooking-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=85858","title":{"rendered":"Thursdays Are For Cooking…."},"content":{"rendered":"
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15-bean mix pack<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bean Soup. Best dish ever, fills up all those empty corners, especially when served with some fresh cornbread or biscuits, and a side dish of pickles and fresh-cut veggies.<\/p>\n

Plain Old Bean Soup<\/strong><\/p>\n

Slow method: soak a pound of mixed beans overnight, starting around 10PM. Make sure the beans are completely covered with water by about two inches. Check them around 10AM the next morning for floaters and discard any of those. Pour off the soaking water, using a sieve to catch any unruly runaway beans.<\/p>\n

Fast method: One can each of a\u00a0variety of canned beans, including black beans, pinto beans, cannellinis, navy beans, red beans (dark and light both), garbanzos and lentils, and whatever else you can find on the store shelves.<\/p>\n

In a large pot, add the following:<\/p>\n

One whole onion, chopped, or two if they’re smallish.\u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

1\/2 of a bunch of celery, including the leaves. If you’re making a huge pot of this soup, use more celery. The more, the better.<\/p>\n

1 pound of baby carrots or frozen chopped carrots<\/p>\n

Chopped ham, leftover sausage or hamburger, sliced smoked sausage, smoked hog jowl (if you can get it – WMart carries it). If you have a ham bone, use that, too.<\/p>\n

Equal parts chicken broth and beef broth. The canned or 14-oz boxed broth is fine.<\/p>\n

Seasonings can include Mrs. Dash Garlic-Herb or Chili-Lime, cracked black pepper, sea salt, chopped or dried garlic, oregano, chives, chopped parsley, thyme, and a very small dash<\/em> of chili powder. If you are monitoring your salt intake, beans have a high sodium content, so take that into account in choosing your seasonings.<\/p>\n

Mix well, make sure the cooking liquid (broth) covers the beans by a minimum of a couple of inches. Cover the pot loosely, leaving enough room for the pot to vent without spilling over.<\/p>\n

Simmer slowly<\/strong> on a low flame for several hours, occasionally checking to see how the beans are moving along. A good stir of the pot is appropriate. Also, when checking, if you need to add more cooking liquid, do so.\u00a0 This can also be fixed over a campfire, if you have a way to hang the pot or set the cooking pot off to the side.<\/p>\n

About a half hour before you’re ready to sit down to this fabulous meal, fix a batch of cornbread or (if you have the recipe) cats-head biscuits, a side dish of cut-up veggies, a favorite beverage and a nice dessert.<\/p>\n

Bon appetit!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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