Seasoning packet, any use?

[Florida Chris]

So I made some bean soup w some bones and meat I had left over from a double smoked ham. The only beans that were available had this lil nugget of heart attack wrapped in cancer included. Powdered ham flavor which I'll assume also has a ridiculous amount of sodium and fake flavoring.

I didn't use it but was wondering if there's anything else I might be able to use it for before I throw it out.

Who's got some ideas?

 

[chopsaw]

Who's got some ideas?

Sprinkle it on your toast in the morning .

 

[DougE]

I always throw what's in the spice packet that came with the dried beans in with the rest of my spices when I make soup beans. Sometimes it's ham like you have, sometimes Cajun

 

[Fueling Around]

Read the ingredients and decide from there.
Personally, I don't use any seasoning pack that comes in a package and I rarely even purchase those pre-packs.

 

[DougE]

Read the ingredients and decide from there.
Personally, I don't use any seasoning pack that comes in a package and I rarely even purchase those pre-packs.

The spice pack in question comes packaged with the dried beans. It's in pretty much all of the mixed bean packs. You can get straight pintos or the like without the seasoning pack though.

 

[Fueling Around]

The spice pack in question comes packaged with the dried beans. It's in pretty much all of the mixed bean packs. You can get straight pintos or the like without the seasoning pack though.

Thanks Doug
I knew that. I don't purchase any bean kits or rarely any meal kits. I have sacks and cans of various beans to make up my own menu.
The included seasoning packs are in the word of original poster "lil nugget of heart attack wrapped in cancer included. Powdered ham flavor which I'll assume also has a ridiculous amount of sodium and fake flavoring."

 

[DougE]

Don't know that I'd really call them bean kits. Just a bag of dried beans with a flavor pack you can use, or not. I only eat one meal a day, so don't get overly jammed up about sodium in what I eat.

 

[Florida Chris]

Sprinkle it on your toast in the morning .

Redefining the "Everything Bagel"

The spice pack in question comes packaged with the dried beans. It's in pretty much all of the mixed bean packs. You can get straight pintos or the like without the seasoning pack though.

The bean selection at my store was seriously lacking that day. The bag with the seasoning was cheaper and the beans were bigger, so I went with that. Not usually my first choice though.

 

[DougE]

Redefining the "Everything Bagel"



The bean selection at my store was seriously lacking that day. The bag with the seasoning was cheaper and the beans were bigger, so I went with that. Not usually my first choice though.

My wife prefers the HamBeens 15 bean soup mix, so that's what I use. I prefer straight pintos for soup beans, but it's a compromise I can live with lol.

I use Clifty Farm country ham seasoning pieces for the meat in my beans. You do have to trim some fat off them, but they make for a great pot of beans. Also don't add any salt ..... country ham is plenty salty already.

 

[jcam222]

Sprinkle it in some scrambled eggs, add some to a corn bread mix , sprinkle in some green beans , just a few ideas off the top of my head.

 

[chef k-dude]

Yea, never touched the stuff. Used to come with those bags of "Hambeens"...like 15 bean mix. I stopped buying those too. Too many varying sizes to get them all cooked right IMO.

When I do ham-bone beans using a meaty spiral ham bone. It never needs any added salt or "ham" flavor. I keep Better than Bouillon Ham base on hand if I need something like that. I use that with canned green beans for instance. Bring the drained off water to a boil in the pan, dissolve some BTB Ham in it, drop the beans in, let barely start to boil again and turn it off, letting the beans sit and soak in that flavor before serving.

I used to save all those packets, the glaze junk that comes with the hams, seasoning packets, etc.. I end up never using them so now they go directly in the trash.

 

[schlotz]

Nope, packets like this always find the wastebasket. Ham & Beans for us is very straight forward and definitely not complicated.

2 lbs Navy Beans,
3 cloves of chopped garlic,
1 medium onion quartered,
2 smoked ham hocks,
1 lb ham steak chopped into bite size pieces,
6 cups of water,
freshly cracked black pepper to taste.

Sort dry beans to ensure no stones (haven't found any now for quite some time). Cover w/2" water, bring to boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat & let stand 1 hour. Afterwards, drain and rinse the beans in cool water.

Place the hocks wedge into the bottom of the pot with beans, then add onions, garlic, ham, pepper to taste and 6 cups water. Bring to simmer and cook over low heat for 1½ hours or until beans are tender. Add ½ cup water after the first hour (can be eliminated if you want a thicker soup).

With smoked hocks: remove after 1.5 hours or so. Carefully separate the meat from the hocks and cut into ½" pieces. Add the pieces back into the soup and continue simmering for an additional 30 minutes or until the soup is slightly thickened.

Usually serve with freshly baked corn bread.

 

[millerbuilds]

It is a great additive to your compost bin/pile!

- Jason

 

[mike243]

I throw it out when I buy a bag of mixed beans, like some type of smoked pork and country ham has been on sale in bags of pieces, I buy separate vac and freeze, works very well and saves $$

 

[JLinza]

Never bought beans with a seasoning pack. So I have no idea. Our beans come from farms in a town out East, but even store bought I've never seen it in my area.

 

[Fueling Around]

Never bought beans with a seasoning pack. So I have no idea. Our beans come from farms in a town out East, but even store bought I've never seen it in my area.

You are rare to get local. More than half the dry beans (pulses) are grown in MN, ND, and MB

 

[JLinza]

You are rare to get local. More than half the dry beans (pulses) are grown in MN, ND, and MB

To be fair, the production is nowhere near the placed you named. So we definitely save the dry beans for certain occasion. Also I'm sure the Pueblo farms sell beans from those same places. I have just never seen a spice pack in them. That was a new one for me. We get these from New Mexico when we can