Babushka’s Beans

Ingredients

• Great Northern Beans (brand)
• 1 cup beans
• 1/2 onion (medium)
• salt to taste (less than what you would put to salt potatoes)
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• a little butter

Instructions

• Place beans into a plentiful amount of water (2-3 cups) for 10-12h. (overnight or when going to work).
• Pour out the water and rinse beans well (otherwise they will be bitter).
• In a pot, pour new water to cover beans approx. 2cm. Add vegetable oil. Wait to boil, continue to boil at lowest possible temperature.
• Add sugar after 15mins.
• Boil approx. 30mins or more until almost done. To tell if it’s done, mix with spoon. If it is bouncy then it isn’t done yet.
• Add water if it boils out.
• Once almost done, add salt.
• Mince (cut finely) onion and fry on a skillet with vegetable oil until golden. Pour into beans once the beans are done.
• Add a small amount of butter, wait until mixture boils and turn off.