To make extra tasty beans, cook your ham hock until very tender. Remove from broth and add soaked beans to ham hock broth. Cook beans until tender. Remove meat from hock and return to the bean pot before serving. The beans cooked in the rich broth are excellent.
I was introduced to Anasazi Beans when I lived in the Four Corners area. They are so delicious! I was waiting to see your expression when you saw them. I wish they retained their Painted Pony look after cooking but their flavor more than makes up for it. I love them with our Western Slope onions and Lemitar, New Mexio green chilies. Thank you for highlighting one of Western Slope Colorado’s lesser known treasures! Jim is so thoughtful…what a sweetheart! 🌹 I hope your dental appointment went well.
That bag is really nice. I would turn it into an indoor/outdoor throw pillow. Would be great for your trailer! Thank you for the intro into these Anasazi beans. Jim you are such a treasure! What a wonderful husband you are! ♥🌹
So glad to see you do Anasazi beans!!! I have been using Anasazi beans for 30 years - was introduced to them by my Mother and Father-in-law who wintered in AZ. My MIL had a FANTASTIC recipe for Baked Beans using Anasazi Beans. On the recipe card she had it labeled as OHIO State Award Winning Baked Beans (In-laws were originally from Ohio). Come to find out about 5 years ago she fessed up and told us they were never entered into a Fair Contest and never won any awards. My sister in law was so astonished, she said she would never believe anything my MIL said again!!!!! ;o) We were convinced they were the BEST and they are ALWAYS present at EVERY Family Gathering!! What's so nice about the Anasazi is they don't have to soak overnight and they are so delicious. Thank you for your video - I will definitely be stocking up on more Anasazi Beans and canning them to make it more convenient when I want to have more OHIO STATE AWARD WINNING BAKED BEANS!!!! You two are amazing and I LOVE your channel and all your knowledge and work that you share with us. Blessings to you both in the New Year.
I love Anasazi beans. We grow them. They are great for hot climates. They grow very fast. We eat the green beans. They can be stringy. So we just take care of them when snapping them. It is then easy to leave some for shelling/ planting the next round. (I got mine from the grocery store) They are great for kids as they grow soooo fast.
My family loves it when I cook Anasazi beans!! They are my favorite They truly are so creamy and delicious, excited that they are finally getting the recognition they so deserve 😋 such an amazing bean! And I love that they are grown here in the USA! 🇺🇸
Anasazi beans are so good! We are empty nesters with small appetites, so instead of cooking a big pot of beans to eat within a few days, I use my large canner to make a lot of pint jars of beans at a time. It’s so convenient to be able to pull a jar off the shelf whenever I need them. Another kind of bean which you might want to try is canary beans. They are also called frijol mayocobas or frijol peruanos. You can probably find them in the Hispanic section of your grocery store. Canary beans have that nice velvety texture like Anasazi beans.
If they grow at 7 thousand feet in red clay soil, wouldn't they grow on your property? Many beans varieties from the US South West are also drought resistant.....
Gotta love Jim! He knows what to bring home and knows you so well to follow with the camera perfectly. And YOU, Rose Red, are a wealth of knowledge! Have you ever used adzuki beans??
I have some lupini beans and have no idea how to use them. I got them because of write ups on how good they are for you. I do love beans so any new ones I can get and use makes me happy!
Painted pony beans, complete with crop-outs... not to be confused with pinto beans (knowledgeable horse people will know what I'm talking about). Great vid... TYVM 😃👍
Mmmm my favorite kind of bean!! I use these in all my chili recipes, any soup that I want to add beans, dehydrated for future use, etc. These beans are so much easier to digest and I have now replaced kidney & pinto with these!! The quality is excellent too!
SOOO excided to see you do a video on Anasazi Beans. I have been cooking them for about 17-18 years now. I love these beans!!! They cook up faster than other beans and save energy, which is critical during a gride down situation. But most of all I love the flavor and texture. I’ve never canned them though because I was concerned they would fall apart. I’m so happy to see that they hold together. THANK YOU! Hint: You previously mentioned you have family in the SLC area. I don’t know if you ever make it up to the Ogden area. If you do, I buy these beans in 50 lb. bags at Kitchen Kneads. You may want to compare prices.
I forgot to mention that I have freeze dried many batches of Anasazi Beans and Ham. So Yummy! In addition to onions, I like to a a finely diced carrot for a bit of sweetness and a splash of color. So Yummy!
I've used Anasazi beans for past 30 plus years. Love them! I always have some canned on hand. Your analysis is spot on. The canned beans are slightly softer, very easy to mash. Good to know they are higher in iron. Anemia is a constant issue for me so that is bonus for a food I already love and use. Actually have them on my need to order list so will make use of your link. Thanks!
Start using a cast iron skillet, even if a small one. Using 2-3 times a week and you will never be anemic..season with oil before using and re oil if you get any rust. After a few weeks use, nothing sticks to it and real easy to clean.
Start using a cast iron skillet, even if a small one. Using 2-3 times a week and you will never be anemic..season with oil before using and re oil if you get any rust. After a few weeks use, nothing sticks to it and real easy to clean.
Start using a cast iron skillet, even if a small one. Using 2-3 times a week and you will never be anemic..season with oil before using and re oil if you get any rust. After a few weeks use, nothing sticks to it and real easy to clean.
Start using a cast iron skillet, even if a small one. Using 2-3 times a week and you will never be anemic..season with oil before using and re oil if you get any rust. After a few weeks use, nothing sticks to it and real easy to clean.
Start using a cast iron skillet, even if a small one. Using 2-3 times a week and you will never be anemic..season with oil before using and re oil if you get any rust. After a few weeks use, nothing sticks to it and real easy to clean.
@karricompton4295 I'm in the Northwestern Foothills, just next-door to the start of the NC mountains. When we go down east, we visit Carteret County! 😊🏖
I just got a 50 lb sack of Anasazis in today from my uncle in Colorado! We just love them! I so love your channel and can’t wait each week to see what you and Jim will come up with next! We so enjoy watching yall from deep East Texas!!❤❤❤
I've been away for awhile, several months, and have recently been able to come back and enjoy my morning routine of my favorite RUclips channels. Obviously I'm here for recipes, cooking techniques and food storage ideas, but what I enjoy here so. much is those little history lessons about the different foods we're working with. Honestly, I always finish one of your videos learning something I didn't know before, even if it isn't about the cooking process. I keep a collapsable bucket in my kitchen and when I have water that would normally go down the drain (even the usual rinse water after washing dishes) I pour it into the bucket instead of down the drain and put it on my trees in my front "yard". My front is mostly a front fenced patio and a concrete ramp for my special needs son, but I have several raised beds along the fence (cow toughs) and a green area along the front sidewalk. I have dwarf lemon tree, and a dwarf orange tree in large pots out front, and a dwarf red maple tree, those always can use extra water, and then I don't feel guilty tossing out the water, and I don't have to turn on the hose and use city water (which is incredibly expensive these days).
@@sharonjones7674 If you try the teparies, do your best to neglect them as they grow. They evolved in poor soil and hot, dry conditions. They will look scraggly but produce more beans for you. Drought tolerant is almost an understatement, haha. They are excellent small beans, several different colors. Very high in protein compared to other beans. Good look & have fun!
If you are near Dove Creek, CO or Cortez, CO you can go straight to the mills and buy almost fresh from the fields... Oh, you just mentioned Dove Creek. lol. My husband's family grew beans there for years... Way cheaper buying from the mill. We get our pintos every year from there... Also, they grow beans in Monticello.
I LOVE these beans. 10 yrs ago my Great Aunt moved to the 4 corners (Colorado, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico) A Navajo friend of hers made these beans and my Aunt fell in Love with them. She sent me 5lbs of them and I in turn fell in Love with them. I haven't canned them a while but I think they can up nice and have used them for salads, soups, chili, beans & rice, and my fav is to make re-fried beans with them. Yum, Yum, Yum. Thanks for the video :)
We have had 11 inches of snow and -14° with a windchill of -35° the last few days and today it has finally warmed up to 16°. I could not be happier. It’s been a rough few days.
Similar here, but only a dusting of snow, which somehow makes it colder lol. Here we are so far down in snow this winter, and I expect lots of tree and plant loss due to the frost going way too deep. Stay warm
I hope you both are doing ok. I am in Boise and we are about to beat the record for snow in January. School closed today and it's still snowing. Luckily, I can work from home and can listen to your videos while I work.
We used to order Anasazi beans and just got out of the habit. I am glad you reminded me of how good they are. I have never canned beans before and came here looking for a lesson. I hope the dentist has taken good care of you. Thank you for this lesson. Your Jim is a gem😜
I have used Anasazi beans for over 30 years. They are very sweet and creamy. I don't presoak them but do wash them. They cook quickly so don't think I would try canning them because I wouldn't want to over cook them. My recipe comes from an old, out of print cookbook that is an exploration of foods of ancient peoples and the recipe I use is the one they presented as a possible preparation for the beans. As I learned in a cooking class at Bob's Red Mill years ago 1 cup of beans/rice will equal approximately 3 cups of finished product. So I use 1 cup of beans, cover with water, bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes. Then add 6 juniper berries, 1 spring of rosemary and 1 chopped onion. Simmer another half hour. Add salt to taste and serve. Adding salt at the beginning of cooking will make the skins tough and not allow the water to fully rehydrate the beans in cooking. I like to let the soup sit off heat for a couple hours so the flavors all blend together. Upon serving, add 1tsp of olive oil on the top of the soup. Of course the oil is a substitution for any animal fat that may have been used. It is a very simple, light soup but satisfying.
Even way down here in South Mississippi we love Anasazi beans. We get them from New Mexico when we are there working on the reservation. I just canned up the last of mine. I used homemade ham broth for the canning liquid. They are great added to red beans and sausage over rice. Thank you for this video.
You have such a thoughtful hubby! To not waste the water from bean soaks or pasta let it cool and pour it out in the garden. Adds extra nutrients to soil. Going to look for these beans . Not sure if I will find them in Minnesota, but we have a large Hispanic population here so maybe I will find these beans here.
Anasazi are my favorite. Plant them they are easy to grow. I made a 6 x 6 pvc cube and put string top to bottom for them to climb on and planted sun sensitive veggies inside the cube. BTW when I bought my original beans they were less than 3$ a pound. Glad I save previous years beans for replanting.
RoseRed Homestead, since you enjoy trying new beans, IF you haven't tried Christmas Limas, I highly recommend them. My in-laws grew them. I'm not a Lima fan, except for these! Like the Abasazi beans, they change colors when cooked. They have a nice creamy texture too.
Another fantastic bean which I think is also regionalized to the southwest is the bolita bean (bolita means "little ball" in Spanish). The bean is small, round and very flavorful. Growing up in southern Colorado, bolitas were a treat! Smooth and velvety. I think they're grown mostly on a limited scale mostly in New Mexico. I've only had the Anasazis one or twice in my life but I remember how good they were.
Thanks for showcasing anasizi beans. They are my absolute favorite type of bean. They are so tender and creamy. They are sold in our local grocery stores here in the panhandle of Texas. When I see them I always stock up!
Back in the late 80's I had a pound of Anasazi beans that had a wonderful recipe on the bag (flour sack material) I got a a gift. I have sinse lost the bag and therefore that recipe. It had a lot of ingredients but ended tasting a lot like chili.
Pam: If you and Jim really like them, you might want to consider planting some of them in your own garden. Just put a few on a wet paper towel to determine the germination rate and go from there. Many people don't realize that you can use dried beans for seed if they have not been held in a warehouse for too long. Another longer term idea for dried beans in an emergency situation. Also green beans left on the vines too long can also be allowed to dry fully on the plant and used as dry beans or seed beans if they are an heirloom variety. A topic for perhaps another video.
This is so timely ! I just had a discussion about beans yesterday with my daughter who is a real Foodie ( despite a PHD in biology from the University of Washington she owns a pizza restaurant -Phychic Pie - because she loves to cook so much) . She told me about her favorite bean source. I looked it up and they don't grow their own beans so I was looking for other sources. I found the Adobe Milling Company and was looking up their Anasazi beans because of their better digestive qualities. It is cheaper per pound to order a 20 pound sack from them even with the shipping than 10 pound sacks from Amazon with shipping included.
If I may add, I would not say "despite a PhD..." education is always helpful in whatever side of life people are at. Your daughter is well prepared to understand and explain whatever comes along her way. It would be great to have another "dimension" of pizza with ancient grains for the flour and using heirloom veggies for the pizzas. In that way we get to preserve the valuable genetic material of ancient plants.
They do use specialty flours produced locally and heirloom organic vegetables whenever possible. They try to source all their ingredients from Sonoma County where they are located. They support local farmers as close to the restaurant as possible. They were on the National Best Pizza list and have had write ups in the San Francisco Chronicle and the local Sonoma Food magazines. They feature local wines and beers also.@@teresamexico309
I have a bean allergy so I wonder if this type of bean would work for me. I really enjoyed our family trip to Mesa Verde exploring the Anasazi ruins going on 35 years ago. To think these beans were brought out of the burial sites. Amazing!
These are my favorite beans and can up so beautifully. I love this series!!!! I have been known to open up a bottle and eat the entire can for lunch! I only fill my jars 1/2 to 2/3 full with cool fresh water and a little salt. The beans absorb so much during canning and cool down, that I like a little bit of liquid in there...just to be safe. You are my go to page for learning, especially because you are careful and stick to safety precautions. Thank you for all you do!!!
Anazasi beans are delicious! I have been eating them for years. I cook mine with cut up bacon ends, chopped and sautéed onions and garlic. They are my favorite bean.
We grew those last year! 2 HUGE teepee pole bran patches and the yield was about 2 quarts. That's not much beans for the size and amount of plants. I haven't tried cooking them yet but they sure are pretty ! Great video you guys♡
Flowers are beautiful Jim, you did good! I would have a side dish of beans everyday, like my great grandparents but the wife is hypoglycemic and I could eat them before they go bad. Thank you. God Bless, stay safe and warm.
Aww that was so sweet of your hubbie! I am looking forward to trying those beans. I hope that your dentist appointment goes well as I know it can be very stressful!
I have had Adzuki beans in my bean arsenal for quite a few years but I never heard of these. I'm looking forward to trying these. You and Jim broaden my horizon.
Anasazi beans are the best pinto beans there is. I love those beans. I came back home from Colorado and you can't buy them here. I went to amazon and they wanted $10 a lb. Needless to say I haven't anymore since I left Colorado.
Ugh the dentist, a terrible necessary evil. I have what are called "hot" teeth meaning they don't numb. So the dentist is bad for me. Blessings of health for that tooth and for you both to go thru the pain of it all. 🙏🌷 Now anasazi beans, I adore them! It's been years since I have had them. A big Blessing of the internet is shopping from distant places. So excited to have you do this video. Now I can buy and grow my own I have been experimenting with growing shelling beans in my garden so I will give these a try. Since I live in a hot and dry area of California I bet they will grow well. Jacob's Cattle beans did well last year as did Rattlesnake beans. If you haven't tried them please do. Good Mother Stollards did the best for me and another is the Christmas Lima, big beautiful bean. Turkey Craw is another beautiful bean with a funny history/story behind it's discovery. Thank you for all you both do. So much. Sure would love to get a CD with all your videos. What a great afternoon that would be. Commercial free and sorted into topics. 🌷
Anasazi beans are the only dry beans I use. They don't require pre-soaking and they don't cause flatulence like most other beans because they lack whatever acid it is that causes that. Adobe Milling says to not add anything initially to make them cook very fast, but I just add whatever I'm going to, put everything in my crock pot and let them cook. I check the liquid level to make sure they haven't absorbed too much. They're sweet and so tasty. Yum!
I wonder if you could grow them, just from those beans? For those who hate wasting the aquafaba (bean water): you can make mayonnaise with it! It has the same properties as egg whites.
Yes, those beans can be sown as many other seeds from the grocery stores. I believe beans are self pollinated but better to check it out and if so, no problem with other bean varieties being grown close by. But if in doubt just grow the anasazi beans without other beans around.
I love beans too! And for those who don't wish to waste the soaking water, I have read that it can be used to water plants. If anyone has done that and had negative effects, please reply. Thanks.
Thanks for wonderful information. I will definitely order some. We love beans and I keep them in both dry food storage and home canned pints. Yea! Something new to try. Thanks again as always.
Rose you have a keeper how sweet he is ! Those beans do look wonderful I think we would love them as well it would be as you said wonderful on the shelf for many different types of dishes including with a little ham with this recent cold snap thank you once again take care.
To make extra tasty beans, cook your ham hock until very tender. Remove from broth and add soaked beans to ham hock broth. Cook beans until tender. Remove meat from hock and return to the bean pot before serving. The beans cooked in the rich broth are excellent.
What a great share❤🌷
That is how I cook butter beans. Such good flavor. Served over crumbled cornbread is my "bean heaven."😊
I'm glad Jim spoils you. He is a treasure!
There is nothing like a thoughtful husband! Thanks for sharing these types of beans with us, I had never heard of them!
I was introduced to Anasazi Beans when I lived in the Four Corners area. They are so delicious! I was waiting to see your expression when you saw them. I wish they retained their Painted Pony look after cooking but their flavor more than makes up for it. I love them with our Western Slope onions and Lemitar, New Mexio green chilies. Thank you for highlighting one of Western Slope Colorado’s lesser known treasures!
Jim is so thoughtful…what a sweetheart! 🌹 I hope your dental appointment went well.
That bag is really nice. I would turn it into an indoor/outdoor throw pillow. Would be great for your trailer! Thank you for the intro into these Anasazi beans. Jim you are such a treasure! What a wonderful husband you are! ♥🌹
So glad to see you do Anasazi beans!!! I have been using Anasazi beans for 30 years - was introduced to them by my Mother and Father-in-law who wintered in AZ. My MIL had a FANTASTIC recipe for Baked Beans using Anasazi Beans. On the recipe card she had it labeled as OHIO State Award Winning Baked Beans (In-laws were originally from Ohio). Come to find out about 5 years ago she fessed up and told us they were never entered into a Fair Contest and never won any awards. My sister in law was so astonished, she said she would never believe anything my MIL said again!!!!! ;o) We were convinced they were the BEST and they are ALWAYS present at EVERY Family Gathering!! What's so nice about the Anasazi is they don't have to soak overnight and they are so delicious. Thank you for your video - I will definitely be stocking up on more Anasazi Beans and canning them to make it more convenient when I want to have more OHIO STATE AWARD WINNING BAKED BEANS!!!! You two are amazing and I LOVE your channel and all your knowledge and work that you share with us. Blessings to you both in the New Year.
They make the best baked beans! They are easy to grow too.
I love Anasazi beans. We grow them. They are great for hot climates. They grow very fast. We eat the green beans. They can be stringy. So we just take care of them when snapping them. It is then easy to leave some for shelling/ planting the next round. (I got mine from the grocery store) They are great for kids as they grow soooo fast.
My family loves it when I cook Anasazi beans!! They are my favorite They truly are so creamy and delicious, excited that they are finally getting the recognition they so deserve 😋 such an amazing bean! And I love that they are grown here in the USA! 🇺🇸
Anasazi beans are so good! We are empty nesters with small appetites, so instead of cooking a big pot of beans to eat within a few days, I use my large canner to make a lot of pint jars of beans at a time. It’s so convenient to be able to pull a jar off the shelf whenever I need them. Another kind of bean which you might want to try is canary beans. They are also called frijol mayocobas or frijol peruanos. You can probably find them in the Hispanic section of your grocery store. Canary beans have that nice velvety texture like Anasazi beans.
Also check your costco. In AZ, they sell 25lb bags. They make awesome refried beans.
If they grow at 7 thousand feet in red clay soil, wouldn't they grow on your property? Many beans varieties from the US South West are also drought resistant.....
I order 80 lbs a year from Dove Creek Milling. These are my all time favorites!
Gotta love Jim! He knows what to bring home and knows you so well to follow with the camera perfectly. And YOU, Rose Red, are a wealth of knowledge! Have you ever used adzuki beans??
How do you use adzuki beans?
I have some lupini beans and have no idea how to use them. I got them because of write ups on how good they are for you. I do love beans so any new ones I can get and use makes me happy!
@@rebeccaknudsen6190 Japanese use them in a rice dish and also they are cooked mashed sweetened and used in as a filling in baked goods and sweets
I see some new beans in our future! Thank you Pam and Jim. Wishing all goes well at the dentist. ❤
Painted pony beans, complete with crop-outs... not to be confused with pinto beans (knowledgeable horse people will know what I'm talking about). Great vid... TYVM 😃👍
Mmmm my favorite kind of bean!! I use these in all my chili recipes, any soup that I want to add beans, dehydrated for future use, etc. These beans are so much easier to digest and I have now replaced kidney & pinto with these!!
The quality is excellent too!
SOOO excided to see you do a video on Anasazi Beans. I have been cooking them for about 17-18 years now. I love these beans!!! They cook up faster than other beans and save energy, which is critical during a gride down situation. But most of all I love the flavor and texture. I’ve never canned them though because I was concerned they would fall apart. I’m so happy to see that they hold together. THANK YOU!
Hint: You previously mentioned you have family in the SLC area. I don’t know if you ever make it up to the Ogden area. If you do, I buy these beans in 50 lb. bags at Kitchen Kneads. You may want to compare prices.
I forgot to mention that I have freeze dried many batches of Anasazi Beans and Ham. So Yummy! In addition to onions, I like to a a finely diced carrot for a bit of sweetness and a splash of color. So Yummy!
I've used Anasazi beans for past 30 plus years. Love them! I always have some canned on hand. Your analysis is spot on. The canned beans are slightly softer, very easy to mash. Good to know they are higher in iron. Anemia is a constant issue for me so that is bonus for a food I already love and use. Actually have them on my need to order list so will make use of your link. Thanks!
Start using a cast iron skillet, even if a small one. Using 2-3 times a week and you will never be anemic..season with oil before using and re oil if you get any rust. After a few weeks use, nothing sticks to it and real easy to clean.
Start using a cast iron skillet, even if a small one. Using 2-3 times a week and you will never be anemic..season with oil before using and re oil if you get any rust. After a few weeks use, nothing sticks to it and real easy to clean.
Start using a cast iron skillet, even if a small one. Using 2-3 times a week and you will never be anemic..season with oil before using and re oil if you get any rust. After a few weeks use, nothing sticks to it and real easy to clean.
Start using a cast iron skillet, even if a small one. Using 2-3 times a week and you will never be anemic..season with oil before using and re oil if you get any rust. After a few weeks use, nothing sticks to it and real easy to clean.
Start using a cast iron skillet, even if a small one. Using 2-3 times a week and you will never be anemic..season with oil before using and re oil if you get any rust. After a few weeks use, nothing sticks to it and real easy to clean.
A local fruit stand in my area of North Carolina sells Anasazi beans. I cook them often! Delicious!
I live in coastal NC and have never heard of them! Lucky you!
@karricompton4295 I'm in the Northwestern Foothills, just next-door to the start of the NC mountains. When we go down east, we visit Carteret County! 😊🏖
Shearl Produce, in Otto, N.C. , Hwy 441 near Franklin, sells them. The cashier said that they were grown right there on their farm.
How sweet of Jim to bring the flowers!
I just got a 50 lb sack of Anasazis in today from my uncle in Colorado! We just love them! I so love your channel and can’t wait each week to see what you and Jim will come up with next! We so enjoy watching yall from deep East Texas!!❤❤❤
I've been away for awhile, several months, and have recently been able to come back and enjoy my morning routine of my favorite RUclips channels. Obviously I'm here for recipes, cooking techniques and food storage ideas, but what I enjoy here so. much is those little history lessons about the different foods we're working with. Honestly, I always finish one of your videos learning something I didn't know before, even if it isn't about the cooking process. I keep a collapsable bucket in my kitchen and when I have water that would normally go down the drain (even the usual rinse water after washing dishes) I pour it into the bucket instead of down the drain and put it on my trees in my front "yard". My front is mostly a front fenced patio and a concrete ramp for my special needs son, but I have several raised beds along the fence (cow toughs) and a green area along the front sidewalk. I have dwarf lemon tree, and a dwarf orange tree in large pots out front, and a dwarf red maple tree, those always can use extra water, and then I don't feel guilty tossing out the water, and I don't have to turn on the hose and use city water (which is incredibly expensive these days).
Looking forward to your marvelous bean video fixing these beans. I’m hoping they can be canned safely
I grew up on Anasazi lands. So many memories
Along with Micro Moments, I think we need more "Whoo Hoo" Moments.😂❤
“Bean heaven.” Love it and having grown up on pinto beans can relate. 😊
I’m glad you tried these! I live about an hour from Dove Creek. Another bean you should try is the tepary bean. Also an ancient bean.
Thank you for the bean mention. I love growing beans. Another to look into. ❤🌷
@@sharonjones7674 the tepary beans are VERY drought tolerant
@@sharonjones7674 If you try the teparies, do your best to neglect them as they grow. They evolved in poor soil and hot, dry conditions. They will look scraggly but produce more beans for you. Drought tolerant is almost an understatement, haha. They are excellent small beans, several different colors. Very high in protein compared to other beans. Good look & have fun!
We travel to Dove Creek from central Utah once a year. You can get 50# for 55$. Not nearly as expensive as lower amounts.
We love these beans. They are in the stores here.
What a sweetheart Jim is! Wish I could take him home with me!
If you are near Dove Creek, CO or Cortez, CO you can go straight to the mills and buy almost fresh from the fields... Oh, you just mentioned Dove Creek. lol. My husband's family grew beans there for years... Way cheaper buying from the mill. We get our pintos every year from there... Also, they grow beans in Monticello.
I LOVE these beans. 10 yrs ago my Great Aunt moved to the 4 corners (Colorado, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico) A Navajo friend of hers made these beans and my Aunt fell in Love with them. She sent me 5lbs of them and I in turn fell in Love with them. I haven't canned them a while but I think they can up nice and have used them for salads, soups, chili, beans & rice, and my fav is to make re-fried beans with them. Yum, Yum, Yum. Thanks for the video :)
❤ God bless your sweet husband.
We have had 11 inches of snow and -14° with a windchill of -35° the last few days and today it has finally warmed up to 16°. I could not be happier. It’s been a rough few days.
Similar here, but only a dusting of snow, which somehow makes it colder lol. Here we are so far down in snow this winter, and I expect lots of tree and plant loss due to the frost going way too deep. Stay warm
Prayers up for you, the plants and animals effected by the severe cold🙏🌷
I hope you both are doing ok. I am in Boise and we are about to beat the record for snow in January. School closed today and it's still snowing. Luckily, I can work from home and can listen to your videos while I work.
With facing the dentist in the morning it's a good thing you have soft beans to eat tonight lol
We used to order Anasazi beans and just got out of the habit. I am glad you reminded me of how good they are. I have never canned beans before and came here looking for a lesson. I hope the dentist has taken good care of you. Thank you for this lesson. Your Jim is a gem😜
I have used Anasazi beans for over 30 years. They are very sweet and creamy. I don't presoak them but do wash them. They cook quickly so don't think I would try canning them because I wouldn't want to over cook them. My recipe comes from an old, out of print cookbook that is an exploration of foods of ancient peoples and the recipe I use is the one they presented as a possible preparation for the beans. As I learned in a cooking class at Bob's Red Mill years ago 1 cup of beans/rice will equal approximately 3 cups of finished product. So I use 1 cup of beans, cover with water, bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes. Then add 6 juniper berries, 1 spring of rosemary and 1 chopped onion. Simmer another half hour. Add salt to taste and serve. Adding salt at the beginning of cooking will make the skins tough and not allow the water to fully rehydrate the beans in cooking. I like to let the soup sit off heat for a couple hours so the flavors all blend together. Upon serving, add 1tsp of olive oil on the top of the soup. Of course the oil is a substitution for any animal fat that may have been used. It is a very simple, light soup but satisfying.
Even way down here in South Mississippi we love Anasazi beans. We get them from New Mexico when we are there working on the reservation. I just canned up the last of mine. I used homemade ham broth for the canning liquid. They are great added to red beans and sausage over rice. Thank you for this video.
Hi, what kind of sausage do you use? Thank you!
Any kind of smoked sausage. I slice it up, fry it with some onions in a little oil then add the jar of beans. Add more broth if necessary.
You have such a thoughtful hubby! To not waste the water from bean soaks or pasta let it cool and pour it out in the garden. Adds extra nutrients to soil. Going to look for these beans . Not sure if I will find them in Minnesota, but we have a large Hispanic population here so maybe I will find these beans here.
I recycle the bean water into my garden soil as well.
Anasazi are my favorite. Plant them they are easy to grow. I made a 6 x 6 pvc cube and put string top to bottom for them to climb on and planted sun sensitive veggies inside the cube. BTW when I bought my original beans they were less than 3$ a pound. Glad I save previous years beans for replanting.
Never heard of them. Thanks for sharing.
RoseRed Homestead, since you enjoy trying new beans, IF you haven't tried Christmas Limas, I highly recommend them. My in-laws grew them. I'm not a Lima fan, except for these! Like the Abasazi beans, they change colors when cooked. They have a nice creamy texture too.
We live just 2+ hours from Dove Creek. I can buy the beans locally. I’ve not yet tried to can them so I’m really happy to hear they worked! Thank you!
30 years ago my parents went to Colorado and brought back 200 lbs of anasazis. They are my most favorite bean ever, qnd they are so creamy and tasty.
Another fantastic bean which I think is also regionalized to the southwest is the bolita bean (bolita means "little ball" in Spanish). The bean is small, round and very flavorful. Growing up in southern Colorado, bolitas were a treat! Smooth and velvety. I think they're grown mostly on a limited scale mostly in New Mexico. I've only had the Anasazis one or twice in my life but I remember how good they were.
Thank you for a new bean to look into❤️🌷
Adobe Milling sells bolita beans too. 🙂
I cook my ham hock all night in the crockpot, then cook the beans with the hock and broth. Lots of flavor.
Thanks for showcasing anasizi beans. They are my absolute favorite type of bean. They are so tender and creamy. They are sold in our local grocery stores here in the panhandle of Texas. When I see them I always stock up!
Back in the late 80's I had a pound of Anasazi beans that had a wonderful recipe on the bag (flour sack material) I got a a gift. I have sinse lost the bag and therefore that recipe. It had a lot of ingredients but ended tasting a lot like chili.
I love these beans! They come from the area near my hometown.
I just love the educational/historical information you added. I’m very familiar with these beans, and so happy you added that.
Glad you enjoyed it! Jim
Pam: If you and Jim really like them, you might want to consider planting some of them in your own garden. Just put a few on a wet paper towel to determine the germination rate and go from there. Many people don't realize that you can use dried beans for seed if they have not been held in a warehouse for too long. Another longer term idea for dried beans in an emergency situation. Also green beans left on the vines too long can also be allowed to dry fully on the plant and used as dry beans or seed beans if they are an heirloom variety. A topic for perhaps another video.
Bean Heaven...LOL!!!
Well, you’ve done it again, off to Amazon for new beans 😂 Thanks for all you do!
This is so timely ! I just had a discussion about beans yesterday with my daughter who is a real Foodie ( despite a PHD in biology from the University of Washington she owns a pizza restaurant -Phychic Pie - because she loves to cook so much) . She told me about her favorite bean source. I looked it up and they don't grow their own beans so I was looking for other sources. I found the Adobe Milling Company and was looking up their Anasazi beans because of their better digestive qualities. It is cheaper per pound to order a 20 pound sack from them even with the shipping than 10 pound sacks from Amazon with shipping included.
If I may add, I would not say "despite a PhD..." education is always helpful in whatever side of life people are at. Your daughter is well prepared to understand and explain whatever comes along her way. It would be great to have another "dimension" of pizza with ancient grains for the flour and using heirloom veggies for the pizzas. In that way we get to preserve the valuable genetic material of ancient plants.
They do use specialty flours produced locally and heirloom organic vegetables whenever possible. They try to source all their ingredients from Sonoma County where they are located. They support local farmers as close to the restaurant as possible. They were on the National Best Pizza list and have had write ups in the San Francisco Chronicle and the local Sonoma Food magazines. They feature local wines and beers also.@@teresamexico309
I have a bean allergy so I wonder if this type of bean would work for me. I really enjoyed our family trip to Mesa Verde exploring the Anasazi ruins going on 35 years ago. To think these beans were brought out of the burial sites. Amazing!
I love these beans and when I found them on Amazon I was delighted to have them again
Oh, I'm in Bean Heaven. Lolol I literally laughed out loud. ❤ you, RoseRed. Thank you for this video and I'm going to give these beans a try. 🙂🌻☃️
These are my favorite beans and can up so beautifully. I love this series!!!! I have been known to open up a bottle and eat the entire can for lunch! I only fill my jars 1/2 to 2/3 full with cool fresh water and a little salt. The beans absorb so much during canning and cool down, that I like a little bit of liquid in there...just to be safe.
You are my go to page for learning, especially because you are careful and stick to safety precautions. Thank you for all you do!!!
Anazasi beans are delicious! I have been eating them for years. I cook mine with cut up bacon ends, chopped and sautéed onions and garlic. They are my favorite bean.
That Jim! He's a keeper! ❤🌹🥀
Those Anisazi beans look so delicious. ❤ I grew up eating yellow-eye beans, which my mother loved for their nutty, mild flavor.
I’ve never had Anasazi beans. I’m going to try to grow pinto beans this year. I grew Great Northern last year and they did really well.
We grew those last year! 2 HUGE teepee pole bran patches and the yield was about 2 quarts. That's not much beans for the size and amount of plants. I haven't tried cooking them yet but they sure are pretty ! Great video you guys♡
Oh and supposedly beans grown in Colorado are exceptionally good because of the altitude.
They are the best beans ever. I have cooked the on occasion for some 20 some odd years. Every one should try them. They are worth the price.
Wonderful video. Great tasting beans and beautiful roses, too!🌹 and 🫘
You have a treasure of a husband. Nice to know about Anasazi beans. I'm going to try them myself. Thanks for the video.
Very helpful video! Beautiful flowers and sweet hubby!
Bean heaven! I like that! Wonderful video. I already ordered my beans!
I first bought them at a produce stand here in southern WV. They turn the water pink as they soak. They are delicious (and less ga** 😂
Dove Creek Beans are the BEST!
Excellent!!
Thank you for providing the back story of the beans. I have some I canned and haven't had a chance to try them yet. Love your channel.
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching our channel. Jim
Flowers are beautiful Jim, you did good! I would have a side dish of beans everyday, like my great grandparents but the wife is hypoglycemic and I could eat them before they go bad. Thank you. God Bless, stay safe and warm.
Aww that was so sweet of your hubbie! I am looking forward to trying those beans. I hope that your dentist appointment goes well as I know it can be very stressful!
I have had Adzuki beans in my bean arsenal for quite a few years but I never heard of these. I'm looking forward to trying these. You and Jim broaden my horizon.
Thank you! Jim
I love these beans and was excited to find them on Amazon. Thanks for the video because I was wondering about canning them.
Anasazi beans are the best pinto beans there is. I love those beans. I came back home from Colorado and you can't buy them here. I went to amazon and they wanted $10 a lb. Needless to say I haven't anymore since I left Colorado.
Ugh the dentist, a terrible necessary evil. I have what are called "hot" teeth meaning they don't numb. So the dentist is bad for me. Blessings of health for that tooth and for you both to go thru the pain of it all. 🙏🌷
Now anasazi beans, I adore them! It's been years since I have had them. A big Blessing of the internet is shopping from distant places. So excited to have you do this video. Now I can buy and grow my own I have been experimenting with growing shelling beans in my garden so I will give these a try. Since I live in a hot and dry area of California I bet they will grow well. Jacob's Cattle beans did well last year as did Rattlesnake beans. If you haven't tried them please do. Good Mother Stollards did the best for me and another is the Christmas Lima, big beautiful bean. Turkey Craw is another beautiful bean with a funny history/story behind it's discovery. Thank you for all you both do. So much. Sure would love to get a CD with all your videos. What a great afternoon that would be. Commercial free and sorted into topics. 🌷
Anasazi beans are the only dry beans I use. They don't require pre-soaking and they don't cause flatulence like most other beans because they lack whatever acid it is that causes that. Adobe Milling says to not add anything initially to make them cook very fast, but I just add whatever I'm going to, put everything in my crock pot and let them cook. I check the liquid level to make sure they haven't absorbed too much. They're sweet and so tasty. Yum!
Thanks for the information. Jim
I wonder if you could grow them, just from those beans?
For those who hate wasting the aquafaba (bean water): you can make mayonnaise with it! It has the same properties as egg whites.
Yes, those beans can be sown as many other seeds from the grocery stores. I believe beans are self pollinated but better to check it out and if so, no problem with other bean varieties being grown close by. But if in doubt just grow the anasazi beans without other beans around.
I love beans too! And for those who don't wish to waste the soaking water, I have read that it can be used to water plants. If anyone has done that and had negative effects, please reply. Thanks.
Thank you for the info. I'm ordering some and can't wait to taste. But I'm more excited about trying to grow some.
Thank you…will try these! Please share if there is such a thing as “Bean Heaven” without gas!😎
Jim, you are a gem! Going to have to get some of these beans - thanks so much for trying these out for us.
Replay...So enjoyed the video. Jim did good with the flowers, yes!! Thinking about you today, hoping your dentist appointment went well for you.
I’m now canning beans the right way thanks to your excellent explanation! Can’t wait to try these!!!❤️❤️❤️
thank you for the info
I had never heard of these beans--another great learning video
I love bean heaven! Thank you so much for introducing me to a new bean!🥰
Thanks for wonderful information. I will definitely order some. We love beans and I keep them in both dry food storage and home canned pints. Yea! Something new to try. Thanks again as always.
I love the way you two love each other!♥
I love them too.
Rose you have a keeper how sweet he is ! Those beans do look wonderful I think we would love them as well it would be as you said wonderful on the shelf for many different types of dishes including with a little ham with this recent cold snap thank you once again take care.
Will definitely give these a try.
Those are some beautiful beans! And even more beautiful roses.
My favirite bean . Its so pretty
Tip: save some & grow some out. I bet they'll grow in a protected area so you can save seed.
Thank you!
Thank you both, as usual. ❤
Thank you! Have heard of these beans.