I'm looking at growing more of my own food. It's slow progress but I think I can start up some small indoor potato and tomato patches in the next few weeks as practice. That's well and good; they both have plenty of uses. But I really wouldn't know what to do with any beans I may end up growing. When I think of beans I either think baked (American style, i.e., disgusting and filled with corn syrup) or refried (delicious but greasy and cause for farts).

What's a good bean recipe you like? I have no dietary restrictions. Thank you in advance <3

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  • Bnova [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Black bean recipe I got in Cuba:

    • 2.5 cups dried black beans
    • 9 cups water -1.5 cups onion diced -1.5 cups green bell pepper diced
    • 3 cloves of garlic
    • 1 tsp salt (DO NOT ADD UNTIL THE END)
    • 4 tbl spoons olive oil
    • 3 tbl spoons white wine vinegar
    • 3/4 cup dry white wine
    • 1 teaspoon cumin
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 2 teaspoons sugar

    Let beans soak overnight and discard the water.

    Take beans and bring to a boil in 9 cups of water with the lid off.

    Reduce to a simmer and add 2 tblespoons of olive oil to prevent foaming.

    Simmer for ~1.5-2 hours or until tender.

    Mince or mash your garlic using a mortar and pestle.

    Sautee your onions and bell pepper in remaining olive oil until translucent over medium heat in a Dutch oven or large pan, add garlic, cumin, and oregano and cook for a minute.

    Mash 1-2 cups of your cooked beans (I use an immersion blender).

    Add beans and water to your onions/bell peppers/garlic. Add vinegar, wine, sugar, and bay leaf.

    Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes.

    Discard bay leaf and add salt to taste.

    Garnish with raw onion and/or cilantro and serve over rice.

    • FreakingSpy [he/him]
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      edit-2
      2 years ago

      Pretty much the way everyone cooks beans in Brazil, sans the wine. I also cook some bacon+sausage along with the onions, garlic and bell pepper. You can use the bacon fat to sautee the vegetables and skip the olive oil.

      If you have a pressure cooker then all the better, because it takes the beans ~20 minutes to cook instead of 2 hours.