Even though I have been kinda MIA for a while, I hadn't forgot about all you wonderful readers. I've been taking pics for tutorials, just hadn't had the time to put them up. So today may kinda be tutorial overload day. Thanks for hanging around and supporting me even with my absence.
My Mother-in-Law introduced me to this soup, and honestly, at first I thought it would be disgusting. However I was bad wrong. It is heavenly! Even my boys who are very picky-eaters will eat this soup. Years ago when I asked her the name of the soup, she didn't remember what it was called, and I surely had no idea what to call it. So we came up with Yummy Bean Soup and that is what we have called it ever since.
This is tasty, super easy, and quick to fix as well. You are gonna love me for this one!
To make this soup you will need:
1 (15-oz.) can Cannellini Beans
3 (15-oz.) cans Great Northern Beans
1 can crushed tomatoes. I usually get a large can. Not sure on the oz.
2 cans of Chicken Broth
1 large Onion
1 pkg Polish Sausage. I get the oval shaped pack and use it all.
1 Tablespoon of Butter
First get yourself a skillet, a deep cooker, knife, can opener, chopping board and a strainer (colander). Open up all your cans of beans and drain them in the colander. While they are draining, chop up your onions, put them in a skillet with a tablespoon of butter and saute them.
Now dump your beans and chicken broth into your cooker and get it started warming. I usually set it on medium heat.
While my beans and broth are starting to warm I chop up my polish sausage. There is no wrong way to do this. Just chop it up into whatever size you like. Once the sausage is chopped, I dump it into the beans and broth. I also add the tomatoes, onions, and whatever butter is left in the skillet into the cooker.
Now just bring all your ingredients to a boil and stir. After it has started boiling, reduce the heat, cover, and let it simmer for about 10-15 minutes until the beans are soft and everything is hot. That's it. It should look something like the photo below.
Go grab yourself a hunk of french bread to dip into the juice, and enjoy!
Fried Green Tomatoes are a big fave of mine; and Michael's as well. I only learned to make them a few years back. The photo above is of the very first batch I made. They turned out great. However, I had my Mom on the phone almost the entire time coaching me {or holding my hand rather}. After that batch, I became more confident in my ability to do it own my own. Resulting in lots of fried green tomatoes being ate in our home.
This afternoon I fried up a batch as you can see in the photo below.
If you'd like to make fried green tomatoes, I'll tell you how I do it. You will need: Two Green TomatoesOne Cup of Flour {either kind}One Cup of CornmealSalt & Pepper {to taste}One eggHalf a Cup of MilkOil {for frying}
Get yourself three small bowls. In one put your flour, in the second mix the milk and egg, in the last add your cornmeal, salt, and pepper. Slice your tomatoes. I cut mine about 1/4 - 1/2 inch thick. I fry up every piece I possibly can. I slice off the ends as thin as possible as not to waste and discard them or only cut out the stem, etc and fry up the pieces with the hole left in them. Get your frying pan and add about about 1/2 inch of oil and heat for a couple minutes. Just as long as it is hot when u put the tomatoes in. If not they will be too greasy.
Quickly, take a slice of your tomato and place one side then the other down into the flour. Next dip the floured tomato in the milk/egg mixture on both sides and then place that into the cornmeal mixture on each side. Now it is time to add your very coated tomato into the oil. Be careful. You can add several others. Just as long as they aren't laying on top of each other. Let them brown on one side, and flip to the other. Once they have browned on the opposite side, lay them out on a paper towel covered plate to drain. Give them a couple minutes to cool a little and enjoy. They are best when they are very warm.
