Help!!! I Need a Good Soul Food Recipe For Northern Beans With Corn Bread! -10 Points For The Best Answer :)

Hi Guys... I have a taste for good southern, soul food cooking today. Specifically, Great Northern Beans with Jiffy corn bread (with a little sugar on top)! I have been wanting to eat this for 3 weeks now, and I plan to give in today... :0)





The problem????





I don't know how to cook them. Can somebody help? Do you have a good recipe I could use?





How long do I soak them? How long do I cook them for. Do I need to put onion, bacon or butter in the pot while cooking them? What temperture do I need to cook them on? Hi or Low? You help will be well appreciated. Also, no worries, I will choose the best answer for this question. 10 points anyone?Help!!! I Need a Good Soul Food Recipe For Northern Beans With Corn Bread! -10 Points For The Best Answer :)
you don't have to soak beans to cook them but the package uaually tell you to overnight.the way i cook my beans is in a 5 quart pot put a little less than half full of water.get a pound of thick bacon and boil for about a hour.add half teaspoon salt no more because later you will need to add natures seasoning[you can get this at walmart or your local grocery store.if you haven't tried it i think you'll like it.]after your bacon has boiled wash your beans and then add them to your bacon.cut the heat down on medium cover and let cook.you may need to add a little water once in awhile.once the beans start to get tender add your natures seasoning to taste.sorry i can't give you a measurement becauce i don't measure i just cook to taste.if you want you can dice a small onion to add when you add the natures.just cook until tender,don't let them stick or cook them to fast because they will turn into mush.i hope i was of help.for other recipes you can go to all recipes.com and find almost anything.you'll probably want to add this website to your favorites,i did.o.k.see ya laterHelp!!! I Need a Good Soul Food Recipe For Northern Beans With Corn Bread! -10 Points For The Best Answer :)
There's a great recipe on ';The Chitlin''; (lol) website. It's a vegan recipe, but if you want bacon or butter, just crisp up the bacon, saute the onions in butter, then add them to the crock pot.





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Open bag of beans.





Wash a couple of times.....check %26amp; make sure no rocks....can find some occassionally





Put in laege soup/stock pan.





Add 2 ham hocks (NOT the smoked ones).....OR a large ham bone....or neck bones....for seasoning.





Cover with water.





Cook over high heat....reduce medium heat....cook until beans are tender.....adding water as needed.....to desired soupy-ness you like.......3-4 hours......stirring often to keep from sticking to pot.





Salt %26amp; pepper to taste.





Remove bones....any fat from ham hocks.





Serve with cornbread....chopped onions....banana peppers..sliced tomatoes...(crispy fried potatoes...optional) %26amp; slaw.





Dessert:





Banana Pudding





I usually double the recipe....never any left-overs.





Ingredients:


Bananas


Use instant Banana pudding or vanilla pudding fix by directions on box.


Cool Whip...add to pudding mix thoroughly.


Vanilla wafers


Toasted coconut.





Line serving dish with a layer of vanilla wafers (a row up the sides of dish, also.)


Add a layer of sliced of bananas


Gently cover with a layer of 1/2 pudding mixture.


Make a second layer of wafers, bananas %26amp; pudding.





Top with some toasted coconut and/or crushed vanilla wafers.








Ummm good....great old fashioned farmers supper.