A Parade of Beans
My husband and my son love pork and beans so I decided to serve them one that was not from a can.
I saw a recipe for homemade pork and beans in an issue of Good Housekeeping but I couldn’t find the magazine anymore, I must have given it away. Thankfully, I found Lani’s blog which has the recipe on it. Thanks Lani!
The recipe called for catsup but I put tomato sauce instead. Also, the pork I used was my leftover homemade bacon.
Of course, it didn’t taste like canned pork and beans. The one I made was richer and more flavorful, and I swear that’s the truth, not because I cooked it. I do not like pork and beans but this one got me eating a lot.
I still had a lot of white kidney beans so I decided to cook sweet beans.
I boiled the beans, which had been soaked in water for half a day, until they were soft. At which point, I added brown sugar. The beans began to have that taste I was looking for after I left it in the fridge overnight.
I admit that I’m not sure if I did the right thing. I looked for a recipe on how to make sweet beans on the internet, but I couldn’t find any. I called my mom but apparently, she has never tried making homemade sweet beans. If you have any advice, please feel free to tell me. I love sweet beans!
chateau a.k.a. imom:
Mmmmm, the pork and beans look yummy! I remember my dad used to cook this when we were younger. Now it seems like a great comfort food, esp with the rain and cool weather. Sobrang so reminiscent of my Baguio childhood! I might give this a try soon.
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2 August 2008, 11:13 amRach (Heart of Rachel):
It’s been a while since I’ve had pork and beans. I’ve never tried homemade pork and beans before. That looks much much better than the ones that come in cans. Great job Cess.
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2 August 2008, 11:33 amRach (Heart of Rachel):
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2 August 2008, 4:29 pmsunshine:
i’m not a fan of beans. kapag sa halo-halo nga, pinapatanggal ko lahat ng beans. pero mukhang itong pork and beans mo eh kakainin ko.
keep this up puwede ka nang maging martha stewart!
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2 August 2008, 8:38 pmRaquel:
Hmmm-hmm…it’s my hubby’s favorite too. I don’t know how to cook kaya we ended up in canned eh. But I will try like this too Cess. I will show you pag tapos na ha. I also bookmark Lani’s site. :0
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2 August 2008, 9:27 pmWenchie:
Friend, hubby just cooked the dish exactly like yours this lunchtime. I’m always asking him why he has to buy beans and boil them for too long when we can have pork and beans in a can, he he. He would also cook the beans with some pata, and it taste good as well. Pareho pala kayo ni hubby type na food.
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2 August 2008, 10:22 pmann:
Bawal kasi ang matamis dito sa bahay kaya wala akong idea sa pagluluto ng minatamis na beans.
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3 August 2008, 6:10 amnoemi:
Too bad my husband can’t eat beans. Too high in uric acid. So whenever I cook beans, I make another dish just for him.
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3 August 2008, 11:58 amCookie:
This looks really yummy. Masubukan nga. My lolo had his version of pork and beans. He used pata and instead of white beans, he used black beans. He would stew it all together and at the end he would splash some rum on it. Masarap naman
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3 August 2008, 10:35 pmfeng:
wow Cess, ang tyaga mo. how long did it took you to soak the beans? balita ko,medyo dapat matagal ang pag so soak.
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4 August 2008, 9:44 amNona:
wowww…home made pork and beans. Kahit di ko natikman cess, sa looks pa lang mukhang masarap na. No worries ka pa na ipakain sa family kasi sure na malinis wala pang preservatives.
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4 August 2008, 1:05 pmannamanila:
Looks like a hot dish whipped up by a cool mom.
If your family likes beans, you must like callos too.
I have a recipe for almost instant callos. Of course you’d need boiled-till-soft tripe and/or pata ng baboy, sliced into squares. Saute with the usual (garlic and onions) then add the meat, thern d contents of can or two of pork n beans. And voila. Veggies to me are optional.
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4 August 2008, 1:37 pmjulie:
My children love pork and beans and I must admit, I haven’t tried cooking these yet. I love how yours look but I may do another version with the meat, I can’t have that meat (liempo, is it?) in my food, my tummy would be reacting badly, sigh.
The sweet beans is a good idea too. Aba, you are getting better and better with your attempts in the kitchen ha
Galing!
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5 August 2008, 6:55 amMich:
dropping by here Cess. The food looks great!
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5 August 2008, 6:28 pmraqgold:
oh wow, bigla ko na miss ang sweet beans! ang pinakamasarap gumawa nyan sa buong angkan namin e yung aking yumaong pinsan… actually, magmula nong nawala na sya, wala na rin magpumilit gumawa ng sweet beans. if you’ve a recipe for that, give me a copy, too!
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5 August 2008, 10:41 pmMommyBa:
I haven’t cooked for a long time now. I just don’t have the energy to try new things. But I have been keeping track of your recipes and hopefully soon, I’ll have that renewed enthusiasm to cook.
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6 August 2008, 7:56 pmchesca (exskindiver):
sarap ng itsura nito.
it is lunch time here.
i think i will have pork and beens.
pero di-lata.
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