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My green beans won't be ready for a while yet, but I would like to add meat to them. Do you process them longer or anything? Do you precook the meat a bit? I did pork and beans the other weekend and they came out fantastic, so I am itching to try this with my green beans. Thanks for giving me the idea and any help with the processing time!
No, I used the processing time for only the beans, but I did use a pressure canner and not hte water bath, and they all came out wonderful and taste great. Can you post the recipe for your pork and beans?
Sure thing! Here it is:
2 pounds dried navy or great northern beans
1/4 pound salt pork cut into pieces
1 medium chopped onion
3T sugar
2 tsp salt
1 quart tomato juice
cover beans with water and let stand for 12-18 hours in a cool place.
drain.
cover beans by 2 inches with boiling water and boil for 3 minutes.
remove from heat and let stand 10 minutes then drain.
bring onion, sugar, and tomato juice to a boil.
put some beans in the jar, add a pice of pork, and add more beans until 3/4 full.
ladle hot tomato sauce over beans leaving 1 inch headspace.
remove air bubbles and adjust sterilzed lids.
process pints 1 hour and 5 minutes, quarts 1 hour and 15 minutes at 10 pounds pressure.
They are delish and not as runny as store bought ones. They make great baked beans and my kids like them right from the jar
I didn't think to preserve them.... but no way I could save them if I tried!!!
