speckled beans 'n greens
I cook a lot by accident - whatever happens to be available in the refrigerator. These past few weeks have been incredibly busy. All I had in there was some dried onions, dried kale, and dried dandelion greens. I was in the mood for beans - home cooked comfort beans. I had a bag of speckled butter beans I'd bought at Whole Foods, several pre-packaged 3 ounce portions of pork loin in the freezer, and plenty of packages to wrap. Thinking in terms of healthy, but it turned out amazingly good.
prep time
10 Min
cook time
3 Hr
method
Stove Top
yield
2 as a meal, 4 as a side
Ingredients
- 1 cup dry speckled butter beans
- 1 clove garlic
- 3 ounces lean pork loin
- 2 slices bacon (i used cherry wood smoked bacon)
- 1/2 bunch kale
- 1/2 bunch dandelion greens
- 1/2 cup red onion, chopped
- 1/2 tablespoon vegetable base
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
How To Make speckled beans 'n greens
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Step 1Rinse the beans & put in a 1 1/2 quart soup pot, cover with water about an inch above the beans. Add the whole clove of garlic, bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer until tender - about 2 to 3 hours, adding water as needed. This can also be done in a slow cooker
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Step 2When beans are almost tender, chop the pork loin into small pieces and add to the soup.
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Step 3Fry the bacon, chop and add to the soup.
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Step 4Chop up the greens and onion into bite size pieces and add to the soup. Dried greens will soak up the water, so be prepared to add more water to the right consistency.
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Step 5Stir in the cumin and simmer until the beans are tender, then stir in the salt and vegetable base. Simmer another 10 minutes to marry the flavors.
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Step 6Serve with crusty sourdough bread. This dish would be good with a heady stout beer.
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Category:
Bean Soups
Tag:
#Healthy
Keyword:
#beans
Keyword:
#greens
Keyword:
#soup
Ingredient:
Beans/Legumes
Diet:
Gluten-Free
Diet:
Low Fat
Diet:
Low Carb
Culture:
American
Method:
Stove Top
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