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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  • Des [she/her, they/them]
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    2 years ago

    here's my generic semi-spicy/smoking bean recipe that's good just in soft tortilla shells or eaten on rice.

    • use any bean maybe except kidneys. i like black beans best for this.
    • can of chipolte peppers in adobo sauce, either chopped kind or whole.
    • half can of any kind of cheap jar salsa. the imported mexican rojo stuff is really nice
    • fresh or dried onions
    • little brown sugar or raw sugar
    • salt in any form, about 1 tsp
    • 1 cup of water

    do whatever you do to prep (i do the dry beans, boil, let cool and sit for a few hrs. then drain and start the cooking) literally throw everything together in one pot bring to boil, simmer for quite awhile. also would work in a crock pot.
    i prefer to cook it down and add more water a few times. i like it to be kind of thick and sticky so it 's good on tortillas. but either way just cook until beans are soft.