Beans and Cornbread!

[Captain Morgan]

It was cold this morning, and the mere mention on Witts b-day thread had me craving beans and cornbread.

I use the quick soak method instead of the overnight method.

Boil dem beans for 2 mins, then let soak for an hour.


Hocks and onions ready to go.



have to wait till 1:30 my time to continue

 

[Bruce B]

Comfort Food at it's best....how cold can it be in Myrtle Beach????

 

[Captain Morgan]

45 this morning, hi today 68..I'm building a fire!

 

[Guest]

Leave the lid on to Keep the Poots in. lol We would joke about that as kids when myMom cooked Beans and Cornbread.
She'd take the lid off and we'd put it back on.

Good stuff man.

I got some Turkey and Dumplings I'll have for dinner. Buzzard Soup we call it.

Enjoy!

 

[Captain Morgan]

actually, if you change the water after soaking, either method, you will find a remarkable difference in the amount of gas you have, which is important when you're serving this to 5 guys in a small room on poker night.

sooo..drain the beans. Most directions call for you to pick out split beans....don't...they make the gravy.


add a chopped onion (not diced) and the hocks to FRESH water.


I let this boil for 10 minutes to get the juices flowing.


chop some ham and throw it in now



vinegar bean sauce ready to go


add the beans


boil for 10 minutes, then simmer for an hour

 

[Puff1]

Lookin' good Cap

 

[wittdog]

Looks good Cappy.

 

[Captain Morgan]

time to make the cornbread...

dry ingrediants mixed, had to use seasoned salt, all I had..



lowfat buttermilk added



heres the fat...melted butter in a preheated cast iron skillet

 

[LarryWolfe]

I'm coming over!

 

[Puff1]

Cast iron makes the best corn bread.
I don't seem to see any beverages in the pics??

 

[bigwheel]

Hey them beans look sorta white. Them aint yankee beans by any chance now are they? Hopefully they is real beans..aka Pintos. Hopefully just a little light complexioned.

bigwheel

 

[Nick Prochilo]

Looking good Jim. What time is dinner?

 

[Captain Morgan]

ok, cornbread is done..



beans took a little longer...


time to eat


add the vinegar

 

[Unity]

real beans..aka Pintos

Got to agree with you there. We have ham and pintos and cornbread about once a week. I also add some crushed red pepper flakes. When we're traveling and don't get our beans, it's usually the first thing I fix when we get home.

--John 8)
(My mother-in-law prefers Great Northerns. With ketchup. We force her to eat pintos. Without. )

 

[Unity]

Your beans and cornbread look good, Cappy.

--John 8)

 

[Puff1]

Is the vinegar sauce the same as you would use on pulled pork or is it different for the beans? Sounds darn good.
Looks great Cap 8)

 

[Cliff H.]

That is a high quality pic there Cappy. Good looking grub also.

 

[DaleP]

Around here we use hot pepper vinegar drizzled on top of our beans. White beans, pintos, all get eaten at my home. Got to have cornbread, and onions too.

Looks great to me Cappy.

 

[surfinsapo]

They look good!!! I love beans, but beans don't love me...

 

[Captain Morgan]

Puffster, my bean sauce is half my bbq sauce, half white vinegar, and a little added red pepper.