ST. PATRICK'S DAY RECIPE

 Corned beef and cabbage are an American St. Patrick's Day favorite. Today let's prepare the cabbage.

Sauteed (Fried) Cabbage Greens  

                                                                                         

 INGREDIENTS

6 slices of bacon, cut into thirds or
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
1 head cabbage, cored and sliced
1 white onion, sliced
1 pinch of white sugar

DIRECTIONS

Place the bacon into a large pot over medium heat. Cook for about 5 minutes
or until bacon is crisp. Add cabbage, onion, and sugar to
the pot. Season with salt and pepper. ; cook and stir continuously for 10 minutes, until tender.

Tip: If you like your bacon a crisp, remove it before you add the cabbage, and add the bacon when it is ready to serve. 

 

PERFECT PINTO BEANS RECIPE

 

How to Cook Pinto Beans

 (Crock Pot and Stove Top)

                                                                        

Clean Your Pinto Beans: Dried pinto beans need to be sorted to remove any little rocks or bad beans not found with the factory cleaning equipment. They also need to be washed. I usually sort mine into a bowl, add some cold water and stir them around well. Then I pour that into a colander and rinse well again with my sink sprayer. 

Quick Soak: Rinse and sort 1 pound (2 cups) of pinto beans. Place in a large pot. Add about 8 cups of HOT water. Bring to a rapid boil and boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand for 2 hours. Drain soak water and rinse.

Overnight Soak: Rinse and sort 1 pound ( 2 cups) of pinto beans. Place in a large pot. Add enough COLD water to cover beans by 2 inches. (About 8 cups) Let stand overnight or at least 6 to 8 hours. Drain soak water and rinse the beans.

Cooking Directions for Crock Pot: Place drained and rinsed pinto beans into a crock pot. Add about 6 - 8 cups of hot water to cover the beans. Add seasonings (except salt) and add smoke turkey tails. If you don't have any smoke turkey tails, just use 2 - 3 tablespoons of butter or margarine. Set on High temperature and let cook for 6 to 8 hours, or all day. Add about 1 teaspoon of salt (or to taste) about 1 hour before finishing cooking.

Cooking Directions for Top of Stove: Place drained and rinsed pinto beans into a large pot. Add about 6 cups of hot water to cover the beans. Add any seasonings desired (except salt), and add turkey tails, butter, or margarine. Bring to a boil. Lower the temperature, cover the pot and simmer for at least 2 hours or until done. Best if simmered 4 hours or more! Add about 1 teaspoon of salt (or to taste) about 1 hour before finishing cooking.

Cooking Direction for Vegetarian Pinto Beans: Follow the direction above, just add 4 cups of Vegetable Broth and 2-4 cups of water.  ELIMINATING THE MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCTS.

TIP: Use the same recipe for Red Beans.