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Mark Wein
10-05-2008, 05:00 PM
Actually its an adaption of my "beans" recipe....I'm just soaking the beans at the moment but here is what I am working with:

16 oz Black Beans
Boneless Pork Shoulder (about 3-4 lbs)
4 Jalapeno Peppers
1 Anaheim Chili
A few fresh cloves of garlic
1 large red onion
Salt and Pepper and maybe some hot sauce as we get to the end....

I used to do this with pinto beans, bell peppers and whatever else I could find in the kitchen but I figured I would try something a little different today. I didn't have time to soak the beans overnight so I am doing a "quick soak" and they'll stand for an our now that I've boiled them for a few minutes.

Once the beans are back to cooking I'm going to brown the onion, cubed pork, garlic, salt and pepper before I combine it all with the beans and peppers to simmer for a while...I'll post pictures as I go ;D
Phil513
10-05-2008, 05:19 PM
That sounds absolutely fantastic, and a good candidate for my lunches. I can make a batch and freeze portions. Freezing is a compromise i know, but just cooking for one you dont have lots of options. ;D

Payday is this thursday, i'll get ingredients and try it myself.
Mark Wein
10-05-2008, 05:25 PM
That sounds absolutely fantastic, and a good candidate for my lunches. I can make a batch and freeze portions. Freezing is a compromise i know, but just cooking for one you dont have lots of options. ;D

Payday is this thursday, i'll get ingredients and try it myself.


Freezing it for lunches is part of the plan...I don;t think anyone else in the house will eat it and we're storing up food for when my wife is laid up :)

I'll start posting pictures in a few hours....
Mark Wein
10-05-2008, 07:58 PM
OK.....so the beans are simmering with salt, pepper and garlic:


http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/food/IMG_1481.jpg

Pork browning with garlic and onion...

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/food/IMG_1480.jpg
Mark Wein
10-05-2008, 08:00 PM
And of course, Jalapenos and an Anaheim chili...

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/food/IMG_1484.jpg

Oh yeah..I just threw in the shoulder bone to simmer in the beans....everything is combined now ;D
Mark Wein
10-05-2008, 09:27 PM
2:25 and its simmered down close to 2" of water...its got a ways to go but I tasted it and it seemed a little lacking so I'm trying what I do sometimes with my regular bean recipe which is brown sugar...seems to help it but I just put a little in to get it started...
Phil513
10-06-2008, 12:37 AM
Thats looking excellent so far. I look forward to the final review. ;D
Mark Wein
10-06-2008, 03:09 AM
Thats looking excellent so far. I look forward to the final review. ;D


It was doing well and then we had to go out to dinner so I turned the heat off....it was basically cooked after about 5 hours but I want it to simmer down more....I just restarted it...the bowl I had before I left was great, though.... :)
Mark Wein
10-06-2008, 03:41 AM
Not pretty, but it really tastes good. Probably more pork than black beans...spicy with a little sweetness from the brown sugar I added about half way through. I'll probably not simmer it down too much farther and make it more of a soup at this point....

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/food/IMG_1485.jpg