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Blue_playwright

(1,568 posts)
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 11:45 PM Jul 2020

ISO good bean recipes ...

... trying to eat meat rarely but it’s tough during the pandemic. I’m trying to stockpile for when things get worse in the fall and cook for fun with my kids. And I have a picky eater that refuses 98% of all veggies and healthy foods. 🙄 I was vegetarian before the plague but it seemed silly to make two meals each night and wasteful to do so. Anyway, I frequently just eat the sides and let them at the meat but I need more protein sides.

So talk to me about beans. I love Lima beans and chickpeas, split peas are ok and red kidney beans are a favorite too. What are some recipes you guys love?

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ISO good bean recipes ... (Original Post) Blue_playwright Jul 2020 OP
Made one tonight matt819 Jul 2020 #1
Down here in Miami Black beans are cooked with bay, cumin and a piece of fat back mitch96 Jul 2020 #10
Look up a recipe for french canadian pea soup. You can get vegan ones. applegrove Jul 2020 #2
Bean pie. Really. Haven't had it in a while, but if you eat pumpkin pie... TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #3
I love beans. Cracklin Charlie Jul 2020 #4
I forgot about this. I've tweaked it over the years. The original recipe applegrove Jul 2020 #5
When my sons were little, I made one meal for the family. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #6
I just ordered another one of these tonight- NBachers Jul 2020 #7
" Garbanzo beans- I'm a garbanzo bean freak." mitch96 Jul 2020 #11
I'm reminded of a joke. Saviolo Jul 2020 #21
Have you ever had these seasoned Lima beans? pnwest Jul 2020 #8
Pasta fagioli from my neighbor Maria Bergo in Venice, Italy: fierywoman Jul 2020 #9
Try it with roasted red peppers Retrograde Jul 2020 #15
Peppers: wild! (so transgressive, ha ha ha!) fierywoman Jul 2020 #16
not beans, but lentils RicROC Jul 2020 #12
Here's a pair of real winners -- bean burgers, and lobio. eppur_se_muova Jul 2020 #13
Check out The Guardian's web site Retrograde Jul 2020 #14
Wow! Thank you everyone! Blue_playwright Jul 2020 #17
If you are able to afford an instant (pressure) pot, you'll never buy another can of beans. trof Jul 2020 #18
Don't buy Goya! Wawannabe Jul 2020 #19
Split peas are in the same family as beans (legumes) Saviolo Jul 2020 #20
And Texas Caviar Wawannabe Jul 2020 #22
Joe Yohan, food editor of Washington Post has recipes there irisblue Jul 2020 #23
Chickpea salad with cumin and celery. Hortensis Jul 2020 #24

matt819

(10,749 posts)
1. Made one tonight
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 11:51 PM
Jul 2020

Cuban style beans and rice. Not sure how Cuban it was, but we enjoyed it.

https://www.acouplecooks.com/quick-cuban-black-beans/

Some changes.

Used red pepper, all of it

You can probably use more jalapeño I went with the 1/4, but if you’re okay with it, I’d use the whole one. Left out the oregano bread side my wife doesn’t like it. It was fine. Used canned beans because I gave had great luck starting from dried beans.

It was very good.

mitch96

(13,821 posts)
10. Down here in Miami Black beans are cooked with bay, cumin and a piece of fat back
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 09:16 AM
Jul 2020

or bacon if you don't have access to a fat back. I try to stay away from meat also and use a good olive oil instead of pork.. I must admit the pork always gives it a great flavor. Same with collards and Kale... yum!! I sometimes mix up one chopped onion/carrot and a stalk of celery with the bacon/olive oil before I dump in the soaked beans. A little salt works well also..
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applegrove

(118,021 posts)
2. Look up a recipe for french canadian pea soup. You can get vegan ones.
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 11:51 PM
Jul 2020

It is my favourite hot soup and is made with split yellow peas. I get a brand name fcsp soup that has ham in it so i don't make it myself.

Also Lentils and Rice With Caramelized Onions is delicious. Again there are many recipes.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
3. Bean pie. Really. Haven't had it in a while, but if you eat pumpkin pie...
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 12:08 AM
Jul 2020

what's the difference?

Infinite number of recipes-- can be sweet or savory. Main course like a pot pie, or for dessert.

When I get a kitchen back, I'm making some.

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
4. I love beans.
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 12:14 AM
Jul 2020

I like pinto beans with ham, Cornbread muffins, and a nice green Salad. My birthday dinner every year.

I also love black eye peas (hoppin’ john, or beans with rice - awesome with summer sliced tomatoes), red beans, cannelini beans (bean soup). I sometimes make a bean/bacon panzanella (salad with bread). Black bean and cheese enchiladas.

Mmm, beans! I gotta quit reading food threads late at night...I’m hungry!

applegrove

(118,021 posts)
5. I forgot about this. I've tweaked it over the years. The original recipe
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 12:23 AM
Jul 2020

is from a restaurant in ottawa that was famous for its soup. It is really goid with beef stock but you could probably find a vegan one that works well. They served it with something that was like salsa chips. Here is the recipe as it was online:

"SNIP.....

MARKET SOUP A LA DAPHNE AND VICTOR'S 4 qts. beef stock (see reci) 1/4 cup butter 1 cup chopped carrots 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup chopped parsnip 1 onion, chopped fine minced garlic lo taste (2-3 cloves) other chopped vegetables, if desired (for example, okra or brussels sprouts) 1 cup barley and lentils 6 tomatoes 4 oz. kidney beans (canned) 4 oz. corn kernels 1 bay leaf Worcestershire sauce to taste oregano, tarragon, salt and pepper to taste Melt butter over medium heat in a large heavy saucepan; add carrots, celery, parsnips, onions, and garlic and other vegetables and saute, stirring constantly, until vegetable color becomes bright. Do not allow vegetables to become soft. Add one cup barley and lentil mix to a cup of boiling water in a small saucepan and simmer until water is absorbed. Into a large soup kettle put the tomatoes, kidney beans, corn, sauteed vegetables, barley and lentils, and stock. Add seasoning to taste and simmer until all vegetables are tender.

....SNIP"

And what i have found works.

To half it add 4 tbsp of dried tarragon, 1 tbsp of oregano, 3 bay leaves, 4tsp garlic, 2 tsp salt (start with one and taste) and 1 tsp of pepper (start with 1/2 tsp and to taste). Plus 2.+ quarts of beef broth will do it. 4 dashes of Worcestershire sauce. For the half recipe I use 1/4 cup of barley and 1/4 cup lentils and 1/2 cup boiling water to cook those two. I add one large can of chopped tomatoes and the juice. I small can of kidney beans rinsed and 1 small can of corn in the half recipe even though the full recipe calls for that. I like lots. I don't halve the celery, parsnip, carrots or onion. I use 3/4 of a cup of each or more. And i leave the opened quart of beef broth in the fridge to top up the soup. Don't forget to take the bay leaves out when ready.

Sometimes I add a little sour cream to make it more creamy when i serve it. I freeze 3 single serve containers the first night. Most servings are mostly veggies. It is almost like a stew. Good luck.

Follow the recipe and don't cook it too much. After the initial sauteing of veggies (and of course the lentils and barley get simmered to absorb 1/2 cup of water before they were added) put it on the stove for 30 minutes or until the veggies are tender then I take it off the burner. .

Enjoy.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,746 posts)
6. When my sons were little, I made one meal for the family.
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 12:45 AM
Jul 2020

If they didn't want to eat it, they could always have a peanut butter sandwich or cereal. Do not cater to a picky eater by fixing two, or worse yet three or four meals. Simply have an alternative of something you know they will eat always available.

As to your question about recipes, alas I cannot help you. But I'm sure others here can.

NBachers

(17,006 posts)
7. I just ordered another one of these tonight-
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 01:05 AM
Jul 2020

Garbanzo beans- I'm a garbanzo bean freak. I call them the Macadamia Nut of the bean world. I can make a batch and eat 'em with just butter, salt, pepper, and pasta sauce in a big bowl, and then eat another one. There are plenty of other ways to fix 'em once you've got them cooked, including Indian and Mediterranean. The recipes look delectable. I just love 'em so much I don't need no recipes.

I put 'em in my Instant Pot for 70 minutes. If they're still a bit hard in the middle, then I put 'em back in for another 7 minutes. The extra few minutes of pressure seems to fluff 'em out and soften 'em up. No soaking, just wash 'em off and dump 'em in.

I've tried plenty of organic and bulk sources, but this is the one I've settled on. I ordered a 5 pound sack when things first started, and finished it off yesterday. Another one's on the way.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001PEWJWC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Just look at this -

mitch96

(13,821 posts)
11. " Garbanzo beans- I'm a garbanzo bean freak."
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 09:18 AM
Jul 2020

HUMMUS!!!! I just love the stuff... easy to make and there are a ton of ways to make it on the net...
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Saviolo

(3,270 posts)
21. I'm reminded of a joke.
Thu Jul 16, 2020, 10:39 AM
Jul 2020

This one is definitely in rather poor taste, but:

What's the difference between a chick pea and a garbonzo bean?

I've never paid to have a garbonzo bean on my face.

pnwest

(3,265 posts)
8. Have you ever had these seasoned Lima beans?
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 01:23 AM
Jul 2020

I’ve only ever seen them at Walmart. Soooooo delish, I can have these just by themselves over rice. Often do for lunch.
https://margaretholmes.com/products/seasoned-medium-green-lima-beans/

fierywoman

(7,641 posts)
9. Pasta fagioli from my neighbor Maria Bergo in Venice, Italy:
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 03:05 AM
Jul 2020

(She would have called it: pasta fasioii !)
Soak a cup of borlotti beans overnight. If the skins become loose, pinch as many beans out of their skins as you have patience to do. The more you do, the creamier the soup. (Drain the soaking water)
Finely grate (I use food processor): a nice size carrot, stick of celery, small-medium onion (NOT Walla Walla size!), 2-3 cloves of garlic, about an inch and a half of a stick's worth of rosemary leaves (chop), 2 or so sage leaves (chopped) (fresh herbs are nice but dry works), a 28-ounce can of peeled plum tomatoes and the juice from the can. Throw everything in either 1. a pot 2. a crockpot or 3. an instant pot. Add some water (to cover ingredients.) Cook until the beans are nice and tender.

Be sure you have enough liquid in the soup to cook the pasta in (add water if necessary): preferably ditalini, maybe about a generous handful.

As you are getting ready to eat it, make a salad of bitter greens, whatever you have: arugula ("rucola&quot , endive, radicchio; dress it with olive oil and a way bigger amount of vinegar (traditionally red wine vinegar) than you would normally use (like half oil, half vinegar) + salt and pepper. Get ready to grate some "grana&quot Parmesan cheese).

Put the soup in a pasta bowl. Top with a generous amount of salad (the heat will melt the lettuce slightly; the vinegar will help the beans digest more easily) and sprinkle Parm cheese on top. Buon appetito!

Retrograde

(10,073 posts)
15. Try it with roasted red peppers
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 05:18 PM
Jul 2020

instead of tomatoes - I now prefer paste e fagioli this way.

Another Italian soup: Tuscan white bean and kale soup. The leftovers can be used with semi-stale Italian bread to make ribollita. Katzen's The Heart of the Plate cookbook has directions for it.

RicROC

(1,203 posts)
12. not beans, but lentils
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 10:29 AM
Jul 2020

i made a batch of 'vegan' caviar with those teeny black lentils. Recipes are on-line. (Instant Pot) Olive oil just before serving gives a sheen but next time, i will use Fish Oil because I do like fishy taste.

eppur_se_muova

(36,227 posts)
13. Here's a pair of real winners -- bean burgers, and lobio.
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 11:46 AM
Jul 2020

I've posted the bean burger recipe before -- here's a link, but I'll add some extra comments. We've tried this with lots of different kinds of beans, including kidney, pinto, black, and blackeyed peas (especially piquant, IMHO). Since felafel is made from ground, dried chickpeas and (optionally) fava beans, I thought: "why not mash the cooked, wet chickpeas and form patties, rather than rehydrating the dried, ground beans?" We had no fava beans, and I thought chickpeas alone would have too little flavor, so we tried 50-50 chickpeas and black beans. Success! Mom ate hers with all the usual burger condiments while I topped mine with tahini sauce, lettuce, and tomato (no Middle East-style pickles, alas). BTW, you can use golden flax meal in place of the egg, if you want it vegan.

Lobio (red kidney bean salad with a walnut dressing)

1 one-pound can of red kidney beans
1 clove garlic, peeled
1/2 cup shelled walnuts
1 T + 1t (i.e. 4t) red wine vinegar
2T vegetable oil or olive oil or walnut oil
1/8t salt (optional)
1/8t black pepper
1/16-1/8 cayenne pepper (optional)
1T finely sliced scallion
2T minced fresh Chinese parsley (aka cilantro)

Drain the beans and save the liquid.

Using a good processor or blender, mince the garlic, then add the walnuts. When they have turned crumblike, add the vinegar. Slowly add 4 tablespoons of the reserved bean liquid. Blend until you have a paste. You may have to stop the machine and scrape down a few times. Now add the oil in a steady stream and then the salt, pepper, and cayenne. Blend until you have a smooth dressing.

Pour the dressing over the beans. Add half the scallion and half the Chinese parsley. Mix and taste for seasonings. You may cover and chill the salad until you are ready to eat; it improves if allowed to sit around for a few hours. Just before you are ready to eat, sprinkle the remaing scallion and Chinese parsley over the top.

from Madhur Jaffrey's World of the East Vegetarian Cooking, A BOOK WELL WORTH HAVING, slightly edited

Retrograde

(10,073 posts)
14. Check out The Guardian's web site
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 05:13 PM
Jul 2020

their food section regularly posts vegetarian and vegan recipes including beans. For example, these garbanzo recipes

My favorite is a simple black bean soup: cook beans with onions, garlic, a chipotle and some adobo, add chicken broth if you like. and serve with a squeeze of lime juice.

BTW, if you're serious about eating more beans, I recommend acquiring an Instant Pot: it can produce cooked beans from dried ones in an hour or so with no pre-soaking required, so if you want to have beans for dinner tonight you don't have to have started them 2 days ago

Blue_playwright

(1,568 posts)
17. Wow! Thank you everyone!
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 10:58 PM
Jul 2020

These are fantastic! I’m going to try them all - especially the soups. I am a sucker for a soup, even when it’s hot!

trof

(54,255 posts)
18. If you are able to afford an instant (pressure) pot, you'll never buy another can of beans.
Tue Jul 14, 2020, 07:18 PM
Jul 2020

From dried beans to creamy done in 30 - 45 minutes, no soaking.
No added sodium, thickeners, or any preservatives.
Just beans.

We also make our own refritos.
So easy.

Wawannabe

(5,580 posts)
19. Don't buy Goya!
Thu Jul 16, 2020, 10:32 AM
Jul 2020


Black bean taco salad (great additions are corn off the cob and cooked sweet potato)
Pinto beans mashed with butter and refried served with corn bread. Onions on top!
White beans in nearly any dish that calls for meat is a good sub.
Red beans and rice. Cook beans and season well (cajun is good with lotsa garlic) and spoon over hot rice. Mmmmm!

Saviolo

(3,270 posts)
20. Split peas are in the same family as beans (legumes)
Thu Jul 16, 2020, 10:37 AM
Jul 2020

And this recipe gives lots of room for flavour additions:

irisblue

(32,829 posts)
23. Joe Yohan, food editor of Washington Post has recipes there
Fri Jul 17, 2020, 03:13 PM
Jul 2020

Poke around Google & they will come up.
He also has a new cook book out-Cool Beans

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
24. Chickpea salad with cumin and celery.
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 08:21 PM
Jul 2020

Lasts nicely as you can imagine, uses up the extra celery I always have, and I really enjoy it as a side, lunch or even just snack or a tapas offering. Serious Eats has the recipe. It calls for cumin, but thyme or basil do well, as does lemon juice instead of the white wine vinegar called for. I usually add something else, olives, kale, and so on, but add extras with a shorter salad life like cucumber and tomato the day of serving. https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/10/chickpea-salad-cumin-celery-easy-recipe.html

Another one I've only made once so far and had as an appetizer on crackers is Smashed Chickpea Salad, a sort of "deconstructed hummus." I thought of it because it reportedly makes a good nonmeat sandwich filling for which she once paid $7 a pop. The recipe and suggestions for using it are at Smitten Kitchen, https://smittenkitchen.com/2009/01/smashed-chickpea-salad/ .

Btw, when I want to cook chickpeas/garbanzos quickly, I'll just toss them dry in the pot, as I always did. But Serious Eats taught me how much better they, and other "larger" beans, cook up, unbroken and not getting mushy outside while they're still relatively hard inside, if they're soaked overnight first. That allows the heat to spread quickly through via the water in the beans to cook them evenly. I always give the first recipe a salt water soak now, but the second? They going to be smashed, but not pureed, anyway, and uneven cooking would suit them just fine.

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