NORTHERN BEANS CROCK POT RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• Start beans in morning.
• Wash beans and pick out any bad beans and toss away.
• Use a 4-6 quart crock pot.
• Pour washed beans into crock pot.
• Add water to about 1 inch over beans.
• Add butter,salt,hot pepper flakes and pork chop or ham bone.
• Cover and cook on high for 2 hours.
• Then turn cooker to low and cook the rest of the day stirring once in a while and adding water only if necessary.
• Do not add to much water at one time other wise your beans will turn out watery, you want a nice thick gravy with your beans.
• When done break up the pork chop or remove meat from ham bone Toss bone.
• If using a whole red hot dried chili pepper remove it now and toss away.(We don't want anyone accidentally biting into that now do we?).
• The beans will be tender in a thick gravy.
• If gravy is to thin move lid on crockpot so that one side is open to let steam escape, To thicken gravy.
• If gravy is to thick add 1/4 cup water at a time until it reaches the consistency you desire.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Will take about 6-7 hours to cook.
• Serve with hot buttered cornbread and iced tea for a good southern rib sticking meal.
• I use this tea recipe #63785 Southern Sweet Tea.
• And I use this cornbread recipe #116185 Sweet Cornbread.
• But if you want a more southern corn bread try my #195163 Cracklin Cornbread recipe.

Steps:

• Sort the beans for any pebbles and rinse them under cold water. Soak the beans for 3 hours in a large bowl. Drain and rinse the beans.
• Add the the rinsed beans, onion, salt, pepper, bay leaf and ham shanks, hocks or ham (chopped into large chunks) into the crock pot.
• Add enough water or water and broth to cover the beans by about 2 inches. (about 6 - 8 cups) add the Goya ham concentrate if using.
• Cover and cook on high for the first 1 hour then turn the crock pot to low and cook for an additional 3 - 4 hours or until the beans are tender and a bit creamy.
• Remove the ham shanks or hocks and pull off all of the meat. Remove the bay leaf and throw away.
• Return the meat to the crock pot and add the brown sugar.
• If there is a lot of juice in the cooked beans I will remove about a cup of the juice before adding the brown sugar.
• It all depends on how thick or thin you want the beans. Lightly mix to combine. Ladle in to bowls and serve.