Smokey Great Northern Beans
This recipe uses dried great northern beans. With liquid smoke or a smoked pork, it gives the beans a delicious smokey flavor. These can be a great side dish or a meal by themselves with some fresh, homemade corn bread! This is a very simple meal, but great comfort food.
Ingredients
- 1 lb dried Great Northern Beans soaked or unsoaked
- 1/2 onion, diced can substitute 1-2 TB onion powder
- 1 TB garlic powder can substitute with 2-3 cloves minced garlic
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- bacon, ham hock, smoked pork necks, or liquid smoke Add to taste, if using liquid smoke use 1/2 tsp - 1tsp
Instructions
- Soak beans, if you choose to. It's not necessary
- Add all ingredients into pot. Cover with water about 1inch above beans
- Bring to boil, then cover and simmer until done. About 2 1/2 hours.
Notes
FREEZER MEAL:
Cook entire recipe, cool down, then put in freezer safe container. When ready to serve, just thaw and heat up.
CROCK POT:
Combine all ingredients into crock pot. Cover with water about 1-2 inches above beans (more to be safe to make sure beans won't burn).
Cook on low for about 5-6 hours. High for about 3-4 hours.
TO SERVE:
These can be a meal on their own with some fresh, homemade cornbread or they make an excellent side dish.
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