Bean with Bacon
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Submitted By: Karena
Photo By: Rose C.
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"Onions and celery are sauteed with bacon and added to this navy bean soup in a chicken bouillon base spiced with cloves and bay leaf."
INGREDIENTS:
1 (16 ounce) package dried
navy beans
9 cups water
1 pound bacon
2 onions, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
4 teaspoons chicken bouillon
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1 bay leaf
1/3 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black
pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1 (16 ounce) can diced
tomatoes
4 cups water
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DIRECTIONS:
| 1. | Boil the beans in 9 cups of the water and then let sit for one hour. Drain and set aside. |
| 2. | Cook the bacon to your desired texture (it can be soft or crisp, whatever you prefer) and drain except for 1/4 cup grease. Coarsly chop the bacon. |
| 3. | Add the onions and celery to the reserved grease and bacon and saute until soft, do not drain. Add the chicken base or cubes, 4 cups water, beans, bay leaf, salt, pepper, and cloves, and simmer for 2 hours. |
| 4. | Stir in the tomatoes with their juice. Serve. Mary's Meatloaf |
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Submitted By: MROBINSON
Photo By: AcaCandy
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"This easy meatloaf is flavored with garlic powder, mustard, ketchup and onion, then topped with a brown sugar, ketchup and mustard mixture."
INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
garlic powder to taste
6 slices white bread, cut into
cubes
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1/2 cup milk
1 egg
3 tablespoons yellow mustard,
divided
1/2 cup ketchup, divided
3 tablespoons brown sugar
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DIRECTIONS:
| 1. | Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). |
| 2. | In a large bowl, thoroughly mix ground beef, onion, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Mix in bread, milk, egg, 2 tablespoons mustard and 1/4 cup ketchup. |
| 3. | Press the meat mixture into a 9x5 inch loaf pan. In a small bowl, stir together remaining mustard, ketchup and brown sugar; pour on top of the meat loaf. |
| 4. | Bake in preheated oven for 2 hours. |
