Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of smoked gammon
and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and tomorrow
intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good chicken stock. (I
will add onions etc too)

Any comments would be welcome?

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On Wed, 09 Apr 2014 22:17:40 +0100, Ophelia wrote:

> Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of smoked
> gammon and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and
> tomorrow intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good chicken
> stock. (I will add onions etc too)
>
> Any comments would be welcome?

I recommend mashing a cup or two of cooked beans then returning them to
the pot, or simply attack the pot with a potato masher. The mashed beans
make a rich, creamy broth.

What else will you have with your beans?

Tara

Ophelia wrote:
>
> Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of smoked gammon
> and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and tomorrow
> intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good chicken stock. (I
> will add onions etc too)
>
> Any comments would be welcome?

What kind of dried beans and what seasoning?
I'm planning to make a large pot of Navy bean soup soon.

G.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of smoked gammon
>> and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and tomorrow
>> intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good chicken stock.
>> (I
>> will add onions etc too)
>>
>> Any comments would be welcome?
>
> What kind of dried beans and what seasoning?
> I'm planning to make a large pot of Navy bean soup soon.

These are called 'Dermason' white beans. I got them in the USA section at
the supermarkt but sf says they are Turkish

Seasoning? Not too much for us. I have some concentrated chicken stock
(about a pint) and will add some herbs and possibly tomato?

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On Wed, 9 Apr 2014 22:17:40 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

> Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of smoked gammon
> and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and tomorrow
> intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good chicken stock. (I
> will add onions etc too)
>
> Any comments would be welcome?

You're adding garlic, herbs, maybe some tomato? You could turn it
into a one pot meal if you add something green at the end... spinach,
chard, kale. How long it cooks depends on which green you choose.

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"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 9 Apr 2014 22:17:40 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>> Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of smoked gammon
>> and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and tomorrow
>> intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good chicken stock.
>> (I
>> will add onions etc too)
>>
>> Any comments would be welcome?
>
> You're adding garlic, herbs, maybe some tomato?

Garlic, onions, herbs. I hadn't though of tomato. The last lot were even
better when I made a pot of tomato sauce and mixed it in at table. Do you
think I should add a can of tomatoes at the start?

You could turn it
> into a one pot meal if you add something green at the end... spinach,
> chard, kale. How long it cooks depends on which green you choose.

Hmm I will give that some thought thanks.
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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 9 Apr 2014 22:17:40 +0100, "Ophelia"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of smoked
>>> gammon
>>> and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and tomorrow
>>> intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good chicken stock.
>>> (I
>>> will add onions etc too)
>>>
>>> Any comments would be welcome?
>>
>> You're adding garlic, herbs, maybe some tomato?
>
> Garlic, onions, herbs. I hadn't though of tomato. The last lot were even
> better when I made a pot of tomato sauce and mixed it in at table. Do you
> think I should add a can of tomatoes at the start?
>
> You could turn it
>> into a one pot meal if you add something green at the end... spinach,
>> chard, kale. How long it cooks depends on which green you choose.
>
> Hmm I will give that some thought thanks.
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Do your tomatoes at the end. Otherwise it could take too long to cook.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> Do your tomatoes at the end. Otherwise it could take too long to cook.

I just thought of adding a can of chopped along with the stock.

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On Thu, 10 Apr 2014 11:56:46 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

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>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> > Do your tomatoes at the end. Otherwise it could take too long to cook.
>
> I just thought of adding a can of chopped along with the stock.

I add mine at the beginning because I want the tomato to be in the
background, not front & center. If I wanted tomatoes to stand out,
I'd still add most at the beginning and save some to add near the end.

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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Do your tomatoes at the end. Otherwise it could take too long to cook.
>
> I just thought of adding a can of chopped along with the stock.

I think you are only supposed to add acid at the end. Otherwise the beans
could toughen.

On Thu, 10 Apr 2014 09:57:20 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Wed, 9 Apr 2014 22:17:40 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of smoked gammon
> >> and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and tomorrow
> >> intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good chicken stock.
> >> (I
> >> will add onions etc too)
> >>
> >> Any comments would be welcome?
> >
> > You're adding garlic, herbs, maybe some tomato?
>
> Garlic, onions, herbs. I hadn't though of tomato. The last lot were even
> better when I made a pot of tomato sauce and mixed it in at table. Do you
> think I should add a can of tomatoes at the start?

I don't know the volume you're making, but I'd add anywhere from a
whole plum tomato whizzed in the mini-chopper to a can of diced or
crushed... it all depends on how much you want the tomato to assert
itself.
>
> You could turn it
> > into a one pot meal if you add something green at the end... spinach,
> > chard, kale. How long it cooks depends on which green you choose.
>
> Hmm I will give that some thought thanks.

YW - I'll be awaiting the verdict.

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;l

"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 10 Apr 2014 09:57:20 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Wed, 9 Apr 2014 22:17:40 +0100, "Ophelia"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of smoked
>> >> gammon
>> >> and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and
>> >> tomorrow
>> >> intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good chicken stock.
>> >> (I
>> >> will add onions etc too)
>> >>
>> >> Any comments would be welcome?
>> >
>> > You're adding garlic, herbs, maybe some tomato?
>>
>> Garlic, onions, herbs. I hadn't though of tomato. The last lot were
>> even
>> better when I made a pot of tomato sauce and mixed it in at table. Do
>> you
>> think I should add a can of tomatoes at the start?
>
> I don't know the volume you're making, but I'd add anywhere from a
> whole plum tomato whizzed in the mini-chopper to a can of diced or
> crushed... it all depends on how much you want the tomato to assert
> itself.
>>
>> You could turn it
>> > into a one pot meal if you add something green at the end... spinach,
>> > chard, kale. How long it cooks depends on which green you choose.
>>
>> Hmm I will give that some thought thanks.
>
> YW - I'll be awaiting the verdict.

hmm it is done. Not so good as the last one. I can recover it I know but
.....

It might have been cooked too long. Not sure about these beans either.
Not so good as the black eyed peas.

All experimentation though which is what I love)) In your experience, do
the
black eyed peas take longer than plain white beans?


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On Thu, 10 Apr 2014 21:51:13 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

> ;l
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
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> > On Thu, 10 Apr 2014 09:57:20 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> "sf" > wrote in message
> >> ...
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> > YW - I'll be awaiting the verdict.
>
> hmm it is done. Not so good as the last one. I can recover it I know but
> ....
>
> It might have been cooked too long. Not sure about these beans either.
> Not so good as the black eyed peas.

Did you add enough salt? Beans need salt. I also like them
disintegrating - so I'd probably love however it is they turned out
How did you serve them? I'd take the chicken off the bones, mix it
into the beans and add the greens I spoke about before. Serve over
rice - or you could thin it a bit and serve as soup.

Here's a recipe I think is similar to what you made, maybe something
in the directions will ring a bell for you.
http://www.realsimple.com/food-recip...0000000049733/
>
> All experimentation though which is what I love))

> In your experience, do the
> black eyed peas take longer than plain white beans?

In all honesty, I don't cook black eyed peas because hubby claims not
to like them. I should try it again though - his overall eating
pattern has changed for the healthier over time, so he might have a
different attitude when presented with them again.

According to this chart, black eyed peas might be more tender than
white beans - but your variety isn't mentioned specifically.

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Veget...iedbeantip.htm


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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of smoked gammon
> and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and tomorrow
> intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good chicken stock. (I
> will add onions etc too)
>
> Any comments would be welcome?
>
What is gammon?

I asked the owner of a favorite Mexican place about his beans. His are
never split. Mine sometimes are. Apparently I wasn't using nearly enough
water. I thought the idea was to have very little water left over. Nope.
He said to use tons and save it. Can be used for soup or bread.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of smoked gammon
>> and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and tomorrow
>> intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good chicken stock.
>> (I will add onions etc too)
>>
>> Any comments would be welcome?
>>
> What is gammon?

"Gammon is the name given to the meat from the hind legs of a pig that has
been cured in the same way as bacon. The main difference between gammon and
ham is that gammon will be sold raw and needs to be cooked; ham is sold
cooked or dry-cured and ready for eating. Once gammon is cooked it can be
called a ham and may be sold as a gammon ham."



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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of smoked
>>> gammon and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and
>>> tomorrow intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good chicken
>>> stock. (I will add onions etc too)
>>>
>>> Any comments would be welcome?
>>>
>> What is gammon?
>
> "Gammon is the name given to the meat from the hind legs of a pig that has
> been cured in the same way as bacon. The main difference between gammon
> and ham is that gammon will be sold raw and needs to be cooked; ham is
> sold cooked or dry-cured and ready for eating. Once gammon is cooked it
> can be called a ham and may be sold as a gammon ham."

Oh, hmmm... Not sure we can get that here. Thanks!

On Wed, 9 Apr 2014 22:17:40 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of smoked gammon
>and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and tomorrow
>intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good chicken stock. (I
>will add onions etc too)
>
>Any comments would be welcome?

Beans are good! Enjoy! :-)

John Kuthe...

"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 9 Apr 2014 22:17:40 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>>Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of smoked gammon
>>and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and tomorrow
>>intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good chicken stock. (I
>>will add onions etc too)
>>
>>Any comments would be welcome?
>
> Beans are good! Enjoy! :-)

LOL thank you. DH enjoyed the last lot. Not for me because I don't like
smoked meat so this time it is for me too

Everything is in the pot and it is on its way for the next 7+hours?



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"Ophelia" > wrote in
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> Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of smoked
> gammon and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and
> tomorrow intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good
> chicken stock. (I will add onions etc too)
>
> Any comments would be welcome?
>

You might consider smoked turkey - wings work well - instead of chicken
some time. That's the way I prefer my beams.



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"KenK" > wrote in message
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> "Ophelia" > wrote in
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>> Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of smoked
>> gammon and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and
>> tomorrow intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good
>> chicken stock. (I will add onions etc too)
>>
>> Any comments would be welcome?
>>
>
> You might consider smoked turkey - wings work well - instead of chicken
> some time. That's the way I prefer my beams.

Thanks, Ken. That is a good idea
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On Thu, 10 Apr 2014 18:18:37 +0100, "Ophelia"
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> > "Ophelia" > wrote in
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> >
> >> Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of smoked
> >> gammon and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and
> >> tomorrow intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good
> >> chicken stock. (I will add onions etc too)
> >>
> >> Any comments would be welcome?
> >>
> >
> > You might consider smoked turkey - wings work well - instead of chicken
> > some time. That's the way I prefer my beams.
>
> Thanks, Ken. That is a good idea

I don't buy ham much/very often/not quite never... so when I want some
hammy smoked pork flavor for beans (usually bean soup), I buy smoked
pork chops. One of them is perfect AFAIC for the amount I'd make in a
crock pot. Do you have an option like that in UK?


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"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 10 Apr 2014 18:18:37 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
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>> "KenK" > wrote in message
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>> > "Ophelia" > wrote in
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>> >> Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of smoked
>> >> gammon and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and
>> >> tomorrow intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good
>> >> chicken stock. (I will add onions etc too)
>> >>
>> >> Any comments would be welcome?
>> >>
>> >
>> > You might consider smoked turkey - wings work well - instead of chicken
>> > some time. That's the way I prefer my beams.
>>
>> Thanks, Ken. That is a good idea
>
> I don't buy ham much/very often/not quite never... so when I want some
> hammy smoked pork flavor for beans (usually bean soup), I buy smoked
> pork chops. One of them is perfect AFAIC for the amount I'd make in a
> crock pot. Do you have an option like that in UK?

I don't know! Not something I have ever looked for

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Some beans..covers a lot of territory. Got any makes or models..colors..shapes etc? Its hard to dispense good advice shooting in the dark. Thanks. What is a chicken joint? Never heard of it going into any type of beans. You aint from Texas are ya?

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>> ;1922569']Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of
>> smoked gammon
>> and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and tomorrow
>>
>> intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good chicken stock.
>> (I
>> will add onions etc too)
>>
>> Any comments would be welcome?
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> Some beans..covers a lot of territory. Got any makes or
> models..colors..shapes etc? Its hard to dispense good advice shooting in
> the dark. Thanks. What is a chicken joint? Never heard of it going into
> any type of beans. You aint from Texas are ya?

Ah'm no fae Texas!
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