I am bachelor and cooking crockpot of northern beans with a lot of chicken backs, will it taste good?!
I am bachelor and cooking crockpot of northern beans with a lot of chicken backs, will it taste good?
my neighbor set them up on the counter and said they would be real good and would be ready in a couple of hours. it has be more than three hours and sure are not ready yet. ideas? scramble up an egg sandwich or eat anothe rubber bisquit. you know what a blues brothers rubber bisquit is, don't you?
Answers:
I, like the other answerer, normally use some kind of smoked pork product. Ham, ham hock, even just plain old bacon will flavor the beans better than chicken. (but then maybe your friend is trying to stay away from pork)
I also add diced onion, celery, carrot, some crushed garlic, salt and pepper. Serve with corn bread. (Find small package of Jiffy corn bread mix at your local grocery) Or just plain bread and butter.
Beans can take a long time to cook, especially if they are in a slow cooker on a low setting. The beans should be soft, not mushy, but soft. And again, like the other lady said, The chicken will be done long before the beans. Have you tasted the liquid in the pot? Taste it, if it doesn't have a good taste, you may want to take the chicken out and throw in the pork and vegetables. Good Luck
