Slow Cooker Pork and Beans
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Recipe type: Main Dish
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Serves: 4-6
 
Let your slow cooker do all the work in this simple but satisfying stew.
Ingredients
  • ½ pound dried Snowcap beans (or northern beans)
  • 1½ pound boneless pork cut in stew-size pieces, frozen
  • ½ onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 - 2¼ cups chicken stock, warmed in microwave or on the stove
  • ¼ teaspoon celery seed (optional)
  • ½ teaspoon dried or fresh thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
  • Crushed red pepper (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce (optional)
  • salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
  1. Add all the ingredients into the slow cooker from the beans to the bay leaf in the list above. For the chicken stock, use as little or as much as you will need to cover the beans so they cook evenly.
  2. Cook on High for 4 hours. You may want to stir everything together once or twice just to make sure the all the beans are cooking properly.
  3. After 4 hours, if the beans are tender, add the tomato paste, canned tomatoes, and crushed red pepper. Season with salt and pepper, as needed. I like to add a little fish sauce for an extra savory flavor but you may omit.
  4. Turn the power down to Low and cook for another hour.
  5. Serve with rice or with country bread
Recipe by Lemons + Anchovies at https://lemonsandanchovies.com/2012/04/crockpot-pork-and-beans/