Harvest Beans Recipes

Steps:

• Rinse beans.
• In a Dutch oven combine beans and enough water to cover.
• Bring to boiling.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Cover and let stand for 1 hour, or cover beans with water and soak over- night. Drain off the water.
• Rinse and return the beans to the Dutch oven.
• Stir in the 3 1/2 cups water, the bite-size pieces of ham or sausage, chopped carrots, potato, onion, salt, oregano, sage and pepper.
• Bring to boiling.
• Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or till beans are tender, adding more water, if necessary.
• Stir the milk into the bean soup.
• Cook the soup until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Brown ground chuck in skillet adding Onions.
• While browning chuck add all can ingredients (beans and juices)into sause pan Or Crock Pot.Next add Brown sugar, ketchup, Mustard. Then ADD Cooked ground chuck (Do Not Drain) then add Polish Sauage and Bacon Bits. Stir and Let warm. ( This is not to boil but to warm)

Steps:

• Soak beans according to directions, using either method.
• Drain beans and measure liquid.
• Add water to make 1 1/2 quarts.
• Place beans, liquid, ham bone, onion and garlic in large kettle.
• Simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until tender.
• Add potato, carrots, celery and green pepper.
• Simmer 30 minutes longer.
• Remove ham bone.
• Cut up meat and return to soup.
• Thicken with flour blended with a little cold water.
• Add milk and heat gently.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.