Beans?

Im looking for recipes for various beans, not the green type.. but chili, lentil, black eyed peas, black beans, etc... I dont know of any!

My husband and I love cooking beans!

Ok, here's a recipe, one that I simply call "Mexican Mix."

On one burner, boil water for brown rice. Prepare according to package. Should take 35-40 minutes.

In a sauce pan, heat 1 T olive oil...
Add 3 cloves chopped garlic, 1/2 chopped onion, chopped green pepper, frozen corn.
Once cooked down and beginning to brown, add 3/4 favorite salsa.

Now rinse 1 can black beans and 1 can kidney beans. Add to saucepan.
Add 1 T taco seasoning mix and 1 t cumin. Careful with the taco seasoning mix- watch for sodium!

Mix all together, cover with lid and let cook down. You can always add a small amount of shredded cheddar cheese for extra flavor, but it's definitely not needed. Enjoy with brown rice.

Super easy, lots of fiber, protein and keeps you full!

This recipe is from Vegetarian Meals in Minutes by Rose Elliot

Butterbean curry

75g/3oz Desiccated Coconut
225g/8oz Tinned butterbeans
175g/6oz Rice
1/2 Cinnamon stick
4 Cloves
4 Cardamom pods
25g/1oz butter
1 onion peeled and chopped
1 Garlic Clove, crushed
1 tsp Medium Curry Powder
25g/1oz plain flour
25g/1oz Sultanas
1 tbspn Lemon Juice
Salt ans pepepr to taste

1) put the coconut in a bowl and cover with 450ml/ 3/4 pint boiling water and leave to infuse.

2) Wash the rice in a sieve under the cold tap. Put it in a saucepan with 350ml/12 floz cold water, the cinamon stick, cloves and cardamom, crushing the cardamom pods against the side of a pn with a wooden spoon. Add a good pinch of salt and bring to the boil.

3) Turn the heat down low and leave the rice to cook until all the water has been absorbed. Turn off the heat and leave it to stand covered for 10 minutes.

4) Meanwhile, melt the butter in a pan and gently cook the onion and galic for 5 minutes. Strain the coconut through a seive into a bowl, pressing it against the seive to extract as much water as possible. Discard the coconut but keep the water.

5) Stir the curry powder into the onion mixture, add the flourand stif for 1-2 minutes until it froths. Pour in the strained coconut liquid, stiring until it thickens. Add the sultanas and let it simmer gently for 7-10 minutes.

6) Make sure the rice is stil hot and check the seasoning, reheat if necessary.

7) Add the butterbeans to the sauce with the lemon and salt and pepper, Fluff up the rice with a fork and serve.

I always use dried beans - they're cheaper and by doing them yourself you can control the uhm "musicality" that may result.

First some tips with cooking dry beans: salt aids in digestion, so don't nix it. Also, bay leaves and kombu (seaweed) help removing some of the offending compounds. Lastly, it's better to do the soak over night than the quick cook - at least that's what I've found.

Alrighty!

I made a lentil soup with some chicken stock, cumin, onion. Very simple. Add some spinach or kale to get some nice greens in there.

I was crazy for some Cuban black beans (frijoles negros) a few days back and I finally got in touch with a friend with Cuban roots, here's her recipe:
"saute onions, garlic, green peepers, add beans (or if from dry add to softened beans), cumin, bay, oloives, lots of loive oil, a dash or vinegar, a pinch of sugar, salt peper....can add two tbs of tom sauce or paste but i don't . (I think ppl who eat meat add a ham bone too traditionally)"
You'll have to cook them for awhile, like 3hours to get them soft and incorporate the flavors. Not on high heat, but a decent bubble and remove the foamy stuff as they cook. These are awesome over rice, or with chicken.

Alrighty those are the two I can think of right now. Good luck!

I usually just take some beans (black, red, pinto, kidney or black eyed) and soak overnight to soften. Drain and rinse, then add fresh water to boiling them in. When boiling down I add onion, garlic powder, Luzianne or Tony Chachere's seasoning, a jalapeno pepper, turkey bacon pieces and a dash of salt and pepper.

Bump! Thanks for posting!