Guest guest Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 Works in crockpot too. Alweays add salt to the end of cooking, prevents beans of being tough and also taking longer to cook. Now you may need more water, sometimes the beans absorb more. Enjoy these, I grew up eating them all the time and I still love them. Donna " Bruna Bonor " Swedish Brown Beans (works in crockpot) 2 cups Swedish brown beans (found in import stores, Ikea or online) 6 cups of water 1 small cinnamon stick 1/2 cup white distilled vinegar 1/3 to 1/2 cup molasses (you can use up to 1/2 cup of dark brown sugar instead) 2 tsps. salt (add at the end of cooking to taste) Optional add a dash of cardamom, I always do Wash beans and soak overnight or up to 12 hours in water. Bring beans to a boil in the same water. Boil for about 1 hour and add cinnamon stick, continue cooking for 1/2 hour and then add vinegar and molasses, cook until beans become soft and the liquid is a thick consistency, salt to taste. This is a very traditional way we cook our brown beans. It will come out ok with pinto or pink beans but you will not have the unique flavor of the true brown bean from Sweden. If using crockpot you don't have to presoak, just place in crockpot and cook for many hours, I add the other ingredients during the last 2-3 hrs. and the salt at the end. ______________________________\ ____ Tonight's top picks. What will you watch tonight? Preview the hottest shows on TV. http://tv./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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