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    Dry goods question

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    edited January 12 in Recipes
    How long can you keep dry goods, aka beans, before they aren't good anymore. I realize this might be a stupid question for some of you - but I don't cook much and certainly never with dry beans but I am going to try to start. Also, anyone have any good recipes for beans?

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    • Posts: 3,275 Member
      http://extension.usu.edu/foodstorage/htm/dry-beans
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      Canned or dry (as long as you keep them dry!) beans will keep practically forever! My fiance (who's the cook in the house) has been making this recipe lately and I love it! http://seattletimes.com/html/foodwine/2020207828_grocchickpeasxml.html. We love curry so he probably adds twice as much spice as they call for, but you just do it to your taste. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
    • Posts: 34,476 Member
      I love dry beans. You can buy a huge bag for pennies a serving. I'm big on Mexican style cooking, so my favorite is pinto beans.

      I like to make tostadas...

      2 corn tortillas, heated in the oven till crisp
      Mashed cooked pintos smeared on them
      Add cooked chicken, shredded and mixed with salsa
      Top with shredded romaine lettuce in a big pile
      Avocado, shredded cheese and my dressing which consists of equal parts salsa and yogurt.

      Yum.
    • Posts: 121 Member
      Skinnytaste may have some good healthy recipes that include beans.

      Also, I started to cook up a bunch of dried beans and then freeze them in quart size freezer bags. 1.5 cups is generally the amount found in a can of beans (minus the liquid), so I measure out 1.5 cups for each quart ziploc and mark the date on the outside. They will keep in the freezer for up to 6 months. Very handy to pull out and add to a dish!
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