California Farm Red Beans and Pork Stew in Herbes de Provence

Hobby Horseman
Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman
California, United States

The way we cook dry red beans only takes an hour, and they don’t get mushy. They are great when you want to make a big batch of bean pork stew to freeze for future dinners with the special flavors of Herbs de Provence spice. Easy to make at home, it gives a magical flavor to otherwise bland dinners.

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California Farm Red Beans and Pork Stew in Herbes de Provence

The way we cook dry red beans only takes an hour, and they don’t get mushy. They are great when you want to make a big batch of bean pork stew to freeze for future dinners with the special flavors of Herbs de Provence spice. Easy to make at home, it gives a magical flavor to otherwise bland dinners.

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Ingredients

1 hour bean cook, 1 1/2 hour stew cook
2 people, 14 cups
  1. 1 1/2 poundpork meat
  2. 2 Tbsolive oil
  3. 3 cupsdry red beans
  4. 4 cupsbroth
  5. 9 cupswater
  6. 9small cherry tomatoes
  7. 4 slicesbacon
  8. 4 slicespork sausage
  9. 1 cupwhite onion
  10. 1 cuppineapple chunks
  11. 1 cupcarrots
  12. 1/2 cupgreen pepper
  13. 1/2 cupolives
  14. 1 TbsHerbs de Provence
  15. 3bay leaves
  16. 3dried red thai peppers
  17. 2 Tspcumin
  18. 2 Tspcoriander
  19. 1/2 Tspseasalt
  20. Equipment: large six quart dutch oven with lid
  21. Cost: beans 90 cents, pork $3, bacon, pork sausage $1, vegetables, herbs, other $2, broth 40 cents, 52 cents per dinner

Cooking Instructions

1 hour bean cook, 1 1/2 hour stew cook
  1. 1

    In dutch oven, add 1/2 Tsp seasalt and 9 cups of water to 3 cups rinsed dry red beans. Boil one minute, turn heat off, soak one hour. Done. The bean water is called aquafaba and great for cooking. Six cups of water will get absorbed by the beans.

  2. 2

    Make a cup of herbs de provence, enough for a year. Mix 2 Tbs each dried rosemary, dried savory, dried thyme, dried basil, dried marjoram, dried lavender flowers or leaves, dried flat parsley. 1 Tbs each fennel, dried oregano, dried tarragon, crushed bay leaf. Grind in coffee grinder. Save airtight.

  3. 3

    Cut pork, bacon, sausage, onions, tomatoes, pineapple, carrots, green peppers in teaspoon size chunks. Put in large glass bowl. Add as much as will fit with the beans, herbs de provence and other spices. Cover with 4 cups of broth and olive oil, bring to boil, simmer 1 1/2 hours. Add additional ingredients from glass bowl as stew compacts. Taste, adjust spices and herbs to your personal preference. Cool.

  4. 4

    Serve cup size bowl with grated Parmesan cheese. Fill 1 quart size freezer bag with 2 cups of the stew, freeze.

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I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.
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