Cliff Bartlett
R.I.P. 5/17/2021
I got things worked out with my canceled bean cook yesterday. This was a crock pot recipe so I made a few changes in order to do them on the grill. It called for Navy Beans and I didn't have. In the "old" days I'd have jumped into my truck and made a run to the store. Wasn't going to do that. Found a bag of Cannellini beans in the pantry and went with those. Also called for salt pork which I didn't have and I wanted to save my bacon so I dug out a few pieces of my Tasso Ham and used that. It is really spicy. By sheer miracle I had a bottle of stout in my stash. I was a happy camper so I went for it. Here's the pictures.
Thawed and browned 12 ozs. of my Tasso and diced it.
Softened up a white onion.
My Stout. Ended up using it all.
Half pound of Pinto beans and half pound of the Cannellini. Other ingredients. Maple syrup, brown sugar, molasses, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire, paprika, dry mustard, garlic salt and pepper.
All done. Simmered for 4 hours.
The beans were outstanding. The Cannellini Beans took much longer to get tender and I didn't want to increase beyond a simmer as I was concerned the Pintos would fall apart and get mushy. It all worked out. Overall, the beans were good and I was happy. The Tasso was an excellent substitution. Very spicy and great flavor. Liked the flavor from the stout beer too. Sided up the beans with some more ribs from last night. Thanks for looking everyone.
Thawed and browned 12 ozs. of my Tasso and diced it.
Softened up a white onion.
My Stout. Ended up using it all.
Half pound of Pinto beans and half pound of the Cannellini. Other ingredients. Maple syrup, brown sugar, molasses, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire, paprika, dry mustard, garlic salt and pepper.
All done. Simmered for 4 hours.
The beans were outstanding. The Cannellini Beans took much longer to get tender and I didn't want to increase beyond a simmer as I was concerned the Pintos would fall apart and get mushy. It all worked out. Overall, the beans were good and I was happy. The Tasso was an excellent substitution. Very spicy and great flavor. Liked the flavor from the stout beer too. Sided up the beans with some more ribs from last night. Thanks for looking everyone.
The beans look great, but I have to know how you get beans tender in 4 hours. Did you do an overnight soak? "Quick soak" (boil then steep?) Other? I made pintos last week, and I think they were on the stove for 7 hours or more before I was happy with their texture.
