Great Northern Beans

[Deadly Sushi]

Anyone here ever cook with them before? I bought a bad of em today on a fluke.

Here is a little blurb about them


Preparation, uses, and tips

Before cooking, soak the beans for 8 hours and pressure cook for 20 minutes, or simmer on the stove for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. After cooking with savory spices, Great Northern beans can be puréed into a delicious soup, sauce, or pâté. 1 cup of dried Great Northern beans yields approximately 2 1/2 cups of cooked beans.

Buying and storing tips

Choose smooth, uniformly shaped dried beans and store them in airtight containers in a cool, dry place; they will keep for up to a year.

Varieties

Like the smaller navy bean (http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/health/1842003/), Great Northern beans are related to kidney beans (http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/health/1800000/) and pinto beans (http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/health/1878008/). Most Great Northern beans eaten in the United States are grown in the Midwest.

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Nutrition Highlights

Great Northern beans, 1 cup (177g) (boiled)
Calories: 209
Protein: 14.7g
Carbohydrate: 37.3g
Total Fat: 0.79g
Fiber: 12.4g
*Excellent source of: Iron (http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/health/2870003/) (3.7mg), Magnesium (http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/health/2879002/) (88.5mg), and Folate (http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/health/2846002/) (181 mcg)
*Good source of: Calcium (http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/health/2818004/) (120mg)

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[joec]

God I love beans, don't think I've ever tried a type I didn't just plain love.

[sattie]

I like them, but don't think I have ever cooked them from the bag. Sadly, I always buy the canned stuff. Like joec, I just can't get enough of beans. Free gas all day long!

[joec]

I buy both dry and can beans it just takes a bit longer with the dry but not a lot of work.

[Locutus]

I buy both dry and can beans it just takes a bit longer with the dry but not a lot of work.

Ahhhhh....... BEANS!!!

I cook Great Northern beans just like pintos. (1 lb of beans)

1 soak overnight

2 Drain, wash, and fill pot with water and beans.

3 Add 4-6 strips of thickly sliced bacon, cut into 1 inch lengths, or sausage cut as youv like it.

4 Add 1 cup diced bell peppers, 2 medium diced conions, a couple of tablespoons of powdered or granulated garlic.

5 1/4 cup chopped parsley

6 2 cans tomato sauce

7. Most importantly, red cayenne pepper to taste. (this should be done last, when they're almost cooked, so you can decide how much you want to use.)

8 Cook 3-4 hours, or until tender.

I like to serve them in a soup bowl, and eat with fresh French bread. :clap::clap:

[babe]

i soak over night in crock pot, not turn on, just handy. pour off water, i mix chicken stock and water to cover the beans. i add, sliced or diced, celery,onion,tomatoes,maybe corn just a bit. season pepper only. add ham bone or ham hocks, that is why no salt. both are very salty. cook on low crockpt bout 8 hours. i serve with cornbread and a green salad.

[Fisher's Mom]

i soak over night in crock pot, not turn on, just handy. pour off water, i mix chicken stock and water to cover the beans. i add, sliced or diced, celery,onion,tomatoes,maybe corn just a bit. season pepper only. add ham bone or ham hocks, that is why no salt. both are very salty. cook on low crockpt bout 8 hours. i serve with cornbread and a green salad.
I make mine similar to this - just like I make Navy beans.

[BamsBBQ]

u make baked beans with them of course..lol

[lilylove]

beans ..Yummmy!!!!