607 bear recipes

Chinese green bean casserole with crunchy bean sprouts, cream of celery soup, and crispy fried onions on top. Four-ingredient potluck side that lands somewhere between Midwest holiday classic and chop suey night.

Leather britches beans: the classic Appalachian method of stringing and drying green beans, then cooking low and slow with bacon grease. Traditional shuck beans recipe.

Chili tostados with crispy fried flour tortillas topped with refried beans, red beans, shredded lettuce, guacamole, and chopped tomatoes. A loaded Mexican open-faced taco.

Boiled ham with potatoes and green beans cooked together in the same pot. A three-ingredient Southern one-pot dinner where the ham bone flavors everything as it simmers to falling-off-the-bone tender.

Turn off the barbecue, and get ready to make some stew! You can add a variety of seasonings to spice it up, perfect for the summer!

Green and wax bean salad with celery, dill, slivered almonds, and croutons in a creamy onion dressing. No-cook side dish ready in 10 minutes.

Instead of steaming or boiling the green beans, let's roast them instead. Roasting develops tons of flavors into green beans, also gives a very nice texture. This simple recipe is quick, easy and tasty.

Texas smoked beef brisket rubbed overnight and slow-smoked for 7 hours with beer in a water smoker. Fat side up, foil-wrapped halfway through for bark and tenderness.

Kapuska with kielbasa and bacon simmered in beer with sauerkraut. A rustic Polish-German cabbage stew with smoky sausage and a pinch of sugar to balance the tang.

2 ingredients, smoked sausages steamed in beer for even more flavor. Perfect for Superbowl or any time the guys get together.

Homemade vanilla bean extract with just two ingredients: chopped vanilla beans steeped in brandy for two weeks. Richer than store-bought and endlessly refillable.

Not so meaty bean soup uses a dried bean mix simmered with seasoning packet, then partially blended for a creamy-yet-chunky texture. Plant-based and pantry-friendly, no meat needed.

Layers of seasoned refried beans, cubed SPAM, chili beans, cheddar, and Monterey Jack baked until bubbly, then topped with sour cream and olives. This hot layered dip feeds a crowd with tortilla chips.

Brussels sprouts simmered in beer until tender, then finished with butter and salt. A German-inspired side dish where the beer adds malty depth and tames any bitterness.

DASHI STOCK is Japanese clear soup stock. There are four types made from kelp, dried bonito, shitake mushroom, or dried fish. Dashi stock is the secret of Japanese cooking. To keep this strictly vegetarian, I omit the dried bonito flakes and substitute with soy bean sprouts and or mushrooms.

Three-ingredient vegan black bean dip with garlic and chunky salsa. No cooking required, ready in 15 minutes. Scoop it up with veggies or toasted tortilla chips.