First attempt at Navy beans

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Don't suggest onions or bell peppers.

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Why not??

You can try a packet of this if you like. It makes a good pot of beans.

What’s a “hammock”?
Ham hock?
If you don’t like onion/bell peppers how about garlic?
Plenty of seasonings you can use, I’d use salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, and smoked paprika. Some cayenne if you want heat

If your problem with the onions is more a texture thing (I can't stand undercooked or raw onions myself), you can try using onion powder to still get some of the flavor. I'd add onion powder and garlic powder to the bacon, ham, beans, and stock.

If you have freah garlic, I'd mince it. Otherwise I'd just use powder. I'm not a huge fan of preminced garlic in a jar.

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celery

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I always see this for recipes it has no taste, is it for the crunch?

Soak in chicken broth instead of water. Water is flavorless.

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I will get crucified on here, but onions, green peas, and bell peppers are the only three things I won't eat.

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are you a teenager

Table spoon of liquid crab boil and a pack of ham hocks. Salt to taste. Tj ribs recipe and it is amazing

Brown some sweet or mild Italian sausage links. Don’t cook all the way, just brown on all sides. Remove. In same pot cook bacon to your desired doneness and then scoop out but leave the grease. Use a shallot instead of onion. Dice it up small sauté it in the bacon grease slowly over medium low heat .it will cook down til it’s very soft. Add some diced garlic and continue to sautee for one more minute until you can smell the garlic but make sure you don’t burn. Deglaze botttom of pan with a quarter cup of white wine. Cook until wine has reduced some and the alcohol has cooked out. Add beans and chicken broth. Season with salt, pepper, fresh thyme, and a bay leaf. Add bacon and Italian sausage back and simmer on low until beans are done. While it’s cooking mix up some Italian bread crumbs with some graded or shredded Parmesan cheese. Remove the thyme stems and bay leaf and sprinkle a layer of the bread crumbs over top of beans. Pop in oven for a few minutes to toast the bread crumbs. Pull and serve over rice with garnished with some fresh parsley.

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Garlic I love, should I add minced cloves or is the powder enough?

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Both