am I the only person who loves "Ranch Style Beans" in the black can?

[NMDemDist2]

I just love the darn things, but every time I get a hankering for them and heat some up, old Mr. K gets this funny look on his face as he "dutifully" eats them

my quick dinner tonight was mesquite chicken breasts from Costco, RS Beans, sliced tomatos and green peas

Mr. K didn't look happy x(

I love the things, you?

[OldLeftieLawyer]

1. I've never heard of them

A Costco item?

I really like things out of cans.

[SW FL Dem]

2. Never had them

My favorite bean mix is the Vigo black beans and rice mix. Yum. All the seasonings are there, just add water and simmer for 25 minutes.

My favorite beans of all time are the pinto beans (not refried) at El Pollo Loco, but I can only get those when we visit friends and family in AZ and CA.

[NMDemDist2]

3. here's a pic of the can, had no idea is was a regional thing !!

[eleny]

4. I like them

But we've switched to Bush's in recent years.

Funny you should bring up beans. Just last night I hunted for some quick baked bean recipes and saved a bunch. I want to make them from scratch but don't want to heat the big oven for that long. I found recipes for the crockpot that call for cans of plain Great Northern or navy beans. Then you add the goodies. I figure to make them less sweet and add what meat I want.

I forget the name of a new bean combo out these days. They come in large cans like Bush's and offer a choice of chicken, beef or franks with the beans. I got all three when they were on a deep sale price and we liked them a lot. I figure they'd be great for a camping lunch with salad.

One more thing about beans. I love them on the side for breakfast with scrambled eggs. Especially when we camp. Eggs, beans and hot coffee.

[Raksha]

5. I was SO surprised to see this note here!

This is my first visit to the DU cooking forum, and I laughed out loud when I saw this post. I never heard of these damn beans before I came to live here, but my SO buys them ALL the time. There's a very good reason for that: he's diabetic, and these are the only type of canned beans that aren't loaded with sugar. Generic "chili beans" are a good substitute when you can't find the Ranch Style beans.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

8. Welcome to the Land Of The Good Eaters, Raksha.

Welcome to the place of people of good will and good taste.

I can't find those damn beans here in Northern Virginia, either, but I was wondering if they were laced with high fructose corn syrup, as so many thngs are today.

Yet, if AZD recommends them, they must be sublime.

So, your SO can eat them - which means they're not a HFCS item. Am I right?

So, chili beans, huh? I found this - http://tinyurl.com/7m8fq - and I think I might try some of those recipes in the near future.

Anyway, again, welcome, Raksha. These are the nicest folks on DU. For real.

[NMDemDist2]

17. nope, no HFSC, but they do have a smidge of sugar

and "cowboy beans" is a good description of them. they aren't "chili" and they sure aren't "baked beans"

they are unique IMO (and they are Pintos)

[DawgHouse]

6. I love them

My SO is from the Northeast and he never heard of them until I introduced them to him. He sounds like your Mr K. He'll eat them but not too gladly.

ETA: My growns sons still call them "cowboy beans" like they did when they were little. I remember RS beans before the black can :) These are the beans I use when I make chili. I know, real chili shouldn't have any beans but old habits are hard to break. :)

[mike_c]

7. oh, the horror....

Not while the noble pinto still grows upon the Earth!

[NMDemDist2]

10. Like these? (she so humbly asks)

http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/index.php/DU_Recipes:One_Pot_Meals#My_Southern_Beans

[mike_c]

13. yep-- although I just cook mine with a chopped onion...

...and a smoked ham hock, a little salt, and water. That's for serving with chili, of course-- for stand alone beans that recipe is way better. But for chili, IMO, the pinto is the bean of choice. Served on the side, of course....

Hey, I just realized that's your recipe. Like I said, for stand alone beans that's a great recipe. I really like pintos!

[NMDemDist2]

14. i usually use Pintos too, but like Pink and Red beans too for that

recipe.

I like black beans in or with chili

[DawgHouse]

15. Actually, I think RS beans ARE pinto beans

just kicked up with seasonings. I may be wrong and I don't have a can in the cupboard so I can double check.

[NMDemDist2]

18. you are correct, they are Pintos n/t

[mike_c]

37. hmmm-- they looked like pink beans in the pic....

Okie dokey.

[Dora]

9. Childhood favorite.

I'm from Arizona, and they were a staple in our kitchen cabinet all through my childhood. I don't see them much here in Texas, but I'm also not looking very hard.

[DawgHouse]

16. That's strange because they are supposed to be a "Texas bean"!

http://www.foodlocker.com/brands-r-ranch-style-beans.html

[Ptah]

11. In spite of the name,

I like Bush's Baked Beans.

Yummy.

:hi:

[NMDemDist2]

19. not the same genre at all. even though I was born in MA of good

irish stock (one one side) I never really cared for baked beans

:shrug:

don't know why......

[OldLeftieLawyer]

22. Ever have

a good cassoulet?

[NMDemDist2]

24. ok is that a trick question?

I have a good cassoulet, it looks like this

[OldLeftieLawyer]

25. I knew it

I knew as soon as I let my guard down, there'd be slapping around going on.

:::: sigh ::::

Nice cassoulet ya got there.

You could use it for this ---------> http://tinyurl.com/22s5r

[NMDemDist2]

26. ROFL

too bad Mr. Ketchup is allergic to duck, and what the heck is an ingot bean?

:rofl:

but sans duck or goose conserve and pig's hock, trotter and rind I think it might lose something in the translation :evilgrin:

how long did you search for such an authentic recipe?

but since Mr. K loves baked beans, I'll have to try one of the lovely ones that have been shared here

and I tip my red hat to you, my dear :pals:

[OldLeftieLawyer]

27. Allergic to duck?

That's horrible! Oh, poor Mr. Ketchup. He can never have my favorite Thai snack, Drunken Duck Noodles. (It doesn't take much to get a duck drunk. They're such cheap dates.)

EVERYONE knows what an ingot bean is. And now we're all laughing at you because you don't know.

I don't know. It's a bean, I guess.

It took all of 1/2 of a second - google "cassoulet recipe," and go to the third or fourth item - after you finish weeping when you see the vegan cassoulet recipe.

Check it out. Cassoulet involves real long, slow cooking in the oven, allowing a crust to develop, and then breaking it, mixing it in, and repeating a few times. With a nice, sturdy bread, it's really wonderful.

I was gonna say it's a great winter's day dish, but I guess that wouldn't matter much to you, huh?

Nice hat. I tip the top of my skull to you, amiga. :blush:

[NMDemDist2]

28. hey we have winter too!

anyway you slice it, a 50 degree difference is still a lot

i'm in sweaters, fuzzy slippers and swearing as soon as the temp drops below 70

remember when the Diamondbacks were in the World Series a few years ago and the NYers were calling them sissies cuz they had gloves on in the 40 degree weather?

I graciously invited the NYers to come run the bases in 115 degrees and tell me about who was a sissy

:evilgrin:

[OldLeftieLawyer]

29. Sissies run bases in 115 degrees

WE YANKEE FANS AREN'T THAT STUPID. We stay inside, where it's air-conditioned and cool and where we don't get skin cancer and heatstroke.

Leave it to a baseball team named after a spotted turtle to be that dim.

You have crossed a line.

This one -------------------->
______________________________________________________

And now you must pay.

Fuzzy bunny slippers at dawn. No Diamondback is safe.

[NMDemDist2]

30. spotted turtle? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[OldLeftieLawyer]

32. You wish

We have your kind in soup.

Sissy Soup, it's called.

[NMDemDist2]

33. dahling, I care about Baseball like I care about kindergarten curricula

which is to say not at all.

I don't have a dog in either fight :hide:

but we still have winter :P

[OldLeftieLawyer]

34. I'm not a baseball fan, either

Just a Yankees fan.

There was a fight?

Damn, I missed it.

Well, then, here's a little something to keep you warm on those frigid 65 degree nights, you poor dear:

* 1½ qts strained chicken broth
* 1 lb diamondback terrapin meat (without bones or gristle)
* 3 tbsp chicken fat
* 1 medium onion
* Salt and pepper to taste
* 1 tbsp chopped parsley
* 5 to 6 thin slices lemon

1. Prepare a richly flavored chicken broth seasoned only with salt
2. Strain
3. Cut diamondback terrapin meat into small dice
4. Brown slowly in the chicken broth fat (or butter)
5. Add chopped onion and saute' slowly over medium heat until onion is soft and yellow.
6. Add turtle, onion, seasoning and any fat to chicken broth
7. heat to boiling, reduce heat and simmer gently for 10 mim.
8. Serve with a sprinkling of parsley on each bowl of soup and a paperthin slice of lemon floated on top.

heh heh heh...............
4 to 6 servings.

[NMDemDist2]

35. actually that sounds pretty darn good. I wonder if snake meat would

work?

I bet I could grab a couple off the hill behind the house.......

[anitar1]

12. We have these in Oregon, will have to try them. n/t

[mandyky]

20. Never had them that I know of

Since I shop at Walmart, I get the Great Value (store brand) in the family sized can and I get #10 cans of Bush's Original and Bush's chili beans in mild sauce.

My favorite baked beans are made with great Northern beans, like Mom used to make. I can't get the recipe to work the way hers did though! LOL

[politicat]

21. Nope, we like 'em.

Haven't had them in a while; we have a houseguest who has decided that she has a wheat intolerance, so I've been more or less kind about keeping the bread to one side of the kitchen and not putting out "hidden wheat" products. (Though she was supposed to have already moved out, and hasn't and I'm getting a bit annoyed.... but sigh...)

They're absolutely stellar fried up with some ground meat, onions and taco seasoning, scooped onto a piece of Navajo fry bread, and topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and onions.

[NMDemDist2]

23. well now there's a hint I can use LOL

I just always eat them straight outa the can (heated of course)

and where do you pick up fry bread?? or do you make it??

I love fry bread, but it's a treat when I go to the fair or something. never have seen it around to take home

[politicat]

31. Oh, it's so easy....

I learned when I lived in Snowflake. (The other not Mormon family in the neighborhood was Navajo, and Mr. worked with my dad for ADOT.)

It's so easy if you're willing to deepfry something.

4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 Tbsp baking powder
1/4 cup oil
1/2 to 1 cup powdered milk (don't use the commercial kind, if you can get commodity)
2 cups water (a little more if more milk is used)

Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl, make a well in it and pour in the water and oil. Knead thoroughly to a stiff dough. Add more flour -- it shouldn't be sticky. Take a handful and pat it into a flat round with a depression in both sides of the center. Put a tiny hole in the center of the thin area. Depending on the shape and how much you knead and twist and pull it, the fry bread will taste quite different. Slap it around plenty, and make sure the dough isn't sticky.

Fry it in hot oil, either a fryer or frypan with at least 1 1/2" of oil in it. Keep crumbs and such skimmed off the oil. Oil temperature should be about 375, not smoking. Breads will puff and turn golden. Flip over to fry on both sides. Remove to drain on paper, don't stack them on top of each other until cool. Do not double this - even if you're making enough to feed the whole nation, just make another batch. (You can also freeze the fried ones and reheat in an oven.) Be aware - no two batches will ever taste quite the same.

Cleanup and saving the frying oil: skim out all crumbs on the top. Cut up an apple and fry slices in the fat. Cool it. Pour through a funnel lined with a cloth towel back into can, discarding the brown sludge at the bottom.

[bearfan454]

36. I like them

I like Trappey's black eyed peas w/jalapenos too.

[DawgHouse]

38. Yes, I like those too!