Capitol Hill Blue Forums Misc. Topics Food, Drink and Cooking Wonder what the poor folks are eatin' tonight?

Little Gem is perfect, ready made lettuce cups

Your baked bean recipe is about the same as mine, sans the BBQ sauce. I'll add the BBQ sauce next time that I make beans. You might consider serving a side of crispy and cold coleslaw with the baked beans. The hot cold contrast work well together.

All this talk about beans got me hungry, so I made a pot of bean soup last night and just had some for breakfast. I had picked up a package of Hurst's HamBeens 15 Bean Soup mix, but you can substitute a pound of Great Northern, Navy, or whatever you prefer. I more or less follow the package's directions, which are simple and don't require anything exotic or that you won't use again.

Recipe (more or less): After soaking beans overnight, drain water, and rinse. Add two quarts of water and 1 lb ham hocks, add the 2 quarts of water and meat to beans, bring to boil, reduce heat, and simmer (light boil) uncovered for 2 and 1/2 hours. If necessary, add some water. Then add one diced onion, one can 14.5 oz. diced tomatoes or tomato equivalent (you can use more, such as a 28 oz. can), 1 tsp. chili powder, juice from one lemon and garlic to taste (one to two cloves- I use about a bulb). Simmer another 30 minutes and add contents of ham packet 1-2 minutes before cooking is completed if you have a ham packet to add (you really don't need it). Salt and pepper to taste. I like the variety of the 15 Bean Soup mix. IMO- tastes pretty good.

Last night two po' folk ate po'k ribs, 'tater salad and coleslaw. No dessert - well, if you consider Greek yogurt 4% - dessert.

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I made Butterbeans yesterday, added a cup of diced fresh Pork Belly, two big onions diced and two seeded diced jalapenos.
I served em up with homemade whole wheat bread.

How'd you cook them ribs, Rick? Let me know if you need the recipe for a great Nut Rub.

Too bad we neanderthal Americans are incapable of emulating the high culture of the British Empire - right, noomie?

I wonder where the Queen's eggs and milk come from?

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Probably from the happiest country on Earth -- Denmark.

The lettuce wraps sound real good and I'll try them. What this peasant likes is a lot of very cold iceberg lettuce on a large plate with a very hot hamburger pattie on the lettuce bed with a cold fresh diced tomato spread over it, topped with some mayo. Not gourmet, but I like it.

Many Thai salads are served with large lettuce leaves for wrapping. My favorite is a fiery Green Papaya salad(som tum)
Green papayas are pretty hard to find though.

Back to beans

Scout, I always cover my baked beans. Whether I'm doing simple Boston Baked Beans or a meaty, more complex, Barbecue bean recipe. The old ceramic bean pots were made so that very little moisture was lost during cooking.
I do most other beans on the stovetop in a Dutch Oven, covered and simmered very slowly until the beans are tender then I remove the lid and simmer a little longer to reduce the liquid a little bit.