On Mar 9, 3:36*pm, Nancy2 > wrote:
> On Mar 9, 2:06 pm, "King's Crown" > wrote:
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> > The below recipe actually turned out quite good, but the beans just never
> > got as soft as they should be. *I cooked them for 7 hours on low and then 2
> > hours on high when I saw the beans were still hard. *After 9 hours I was
> > home for the day and dumped the whole thing out into a large pan and put it
> > on the stove. *I simmered another 2 hours. *This thicken the sauce to a
> > really tasty BBQ sauce and the beans were edible, but still not as soft as
> > they should be. *I don't want to give up on this recipe. *I just wondered
> > what was going on with my beans? *Anyone else ever have this problem?
> > Cheers, Lynne
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> > Slow Cooked Ranch-Style Brisket And Beans
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> > 1 pound dried pinto beans
> > 2 cups hot water
> > 1 large onion chopped
> > 1-1/2 cups ketchup
> > 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
> > 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
> > 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
> > 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
> > 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
> > 1 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
> > 3 pounds beef brisket -- boned, trimmed of fat
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> > In a 4 or 5-quart electric slow cooker, combine the pinto beans, water, and
> > onion. In a medium bowl, mix together the ketchup, Worcestershire sauce,
> > mustard, vinegar, brown sugar, seasoned salt, and liquid smoke. Stir half of
> > the ketchup mixture into the beans in the slow cooker. Place the brisket on
> > top of the beans; cut to fit into the pot if necessary. Spread the remaining
> > ketchup mixture over the top of the brisket Cover and cook on the low heat
> > setting 9 to 10 hours, stirring once or twice, if possible, until the beans
> > and beef are tender. Skim off any excess fat from the top. To serve, slice
> > the meat across the grain and serve with the beans
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> > Yield: 6 servings
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> I don't know about the other ingredients, but I do know that if you
> put salt (or salty products) in with the beans at the beginning of
> their cook time, the beans stay hard. *Add the salt after the beans
> are soft.
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It must be one of those old stories - I don't recall where/when I read
it, but it was a l-o-n-g ago. Live long enough, and everything
changes. LOL.

N.