Progress: 3/5 - #25. cook five different Métis recipes

Homemade Beans

(Adapted from "Breaking Bread Across the Nation": The Métis Nation of Ontario recipe book)

• 4 cups dried beans (I used pinto)
• 2 qts cold water
• 2 small diced onions
• 1 tbsp salt
• 4 tsp vinegar
• 2 tsp mustard
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/4 cup fancy molasses
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• dash of maple syrup

Soak beans in water overnight.

The next day, rinse beans. Fill pot with water about 1" above the beans. Bring to boil, reduce to medium heat, and let simmer for about 45 mins (or until tender).

While beans boil, mix all above ingredients. Remove beans from heat when desired. Drain beans of almost all (but not quite all) water. Place beans and remaining water in slow cooker and then cover with mixture. Stir. Leave lid ajar. Cook on high for approximately 5-8 hours, stirring occasionally within the first hour or two.

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