Savory Beans Recipes

Steps:

• Wash and pick over beans. Place them in a large saucepan and cover with the water. Bring to a boil, and boil for 2 minutes. Cover and let stand for 1 hour.
• Add bay leaf, garlic, onion and parsley to the beans. Bring to a boil again. Cover loosely and simmer for 45 minutes, or until beans are just tender. Note: the times will vary with the type of bean you choose. Drain, if necessary. Put beans in 1 1/2-quart casserole.
• Meanwhile, saute celery in the oil for about 5 minutes. Add pickles, tomatoes, basil, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir mixture into beans. Cover. Bake at 250° for 2 hours. Uncover. Sprinkle with the cheese. Return to oven and bake 5 minutes longer.

Steps:

• Cook green beans as you normally would in a saucepan of boiling water. (usually take about 5 minutes). Drain beans in colander. When drained put beans in a bowl (with a little extra room for mixing).
• In a small bowl (seperate from the one the green beans are in) wisk all ingredients except for the olive oil. When all are mixed well pour olive oil in the bowl wisking continuously until the oil is well blended into the mixture.
• When the sauce is done pour over the beans, then "toss" the beans (salad tongs work the best). Being sure to evenly coat the beans.
• ~Happy Eatings.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the green beans and boil 3 to 4 minutes until just tender. Drain beans and immediately plunge into ice water. Allow to sit in ice water until cold, then drain well, and set aside.
• Cook pancetta in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crispy, then set aside. Reduce heat to medium, stir shallots into the pancetta fat, and cook gently until the shallots have turned dark golden brown, about 10 minutes. Place pancetta and green beans in skillet; toss and cook until warmed through, about 2 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper before serving.

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• Brown sausage (I use cast iron dutch oven).
• Add corn and beans.
• Simmer 15-20 minutes.

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• In a 3-1/2 or 4-quart slow cooker combine broth, tomato puree, beans, rice, onion, garlic, basil, salt and pepper.
• Cover; cook on low setting for 5 to 7 hours or on high-heat setting for 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 hours.
• Stir spinach into soup; serve with Parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F In large skillet, brown ground sirloin, breaking apart as you cook; drain.
• Remove sirloin and set aside.
• In same skillet, cook bacon until crisp; drain grease.
• In a large bowl combine all remaining ingredients until well blended.
• Add sirloin to mixture and crumble bacon in last.
• Mix lightly.
• Transfer mixture to 9x13 inch baking dish and bake for 2 hours at 350°F.

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, add the beans, ham, onion, celery, thyme, pepper, and garlic; stir to combine.
• Add in chicken broth and water; stir.
• Bring to a boil, lower heat.
• Cover and let simmer 20-30-40 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

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• In a large skillet, saute red pepper in oil for 2-3 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the green beans, water, savory, chives and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until beans are crisp-tender.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pot over medium high heat. Add cumin and onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are almost browned, 7 minutes.
• Add ginger and cook 1 minute more.
• Add tomatoes, beans, tomato paste, thyme, salt and pepper. Stir to mix, reduce heat to low, cover and let flavors blend, 13 minutes. You can prepare until this step and keep in the fridge up to 3 days.
• Remove cover and reduce liquid on high heat, stirring frequently, until beans are covered by thick sauce, 1-2 minutes. Adjust seasonings.
• Stir half of the cilantro or parsley into the beans, serve sprinkled with green onion and rest of herbs. Serve chili on the side, so that everone can add heat as they like.

Steps:

• Toast sesame seeds until they are golden.
• Pan fry beans at medium heat until they are wrinkled. Remove from pan and drain on paper towels.
• Pour off most of the oil from the pan, add the garlic. Cook until it becomes fragrant.
• Add the green beans and the sauce ingredients. Allow to cook until most of the liquid has dried up.
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds.