Black beans
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Re: Black beans
I've got loads of veggie burger recipes - all shapes and sizes (well generally burger shaped and sized ). They're always an easy standby for if I need to feed the gal. Shout out if you want any others.
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Re: Black beans
Hi
The two LOL cooks at one of the Cafe's I frequent serve a black bean & chicken et. al. toasted pitta bread. They tell me they soak the beans overnight, drain and then microwave without any additional moisture; the beans certainly have retained their colour.
The two LOL cooks at one of the Cafe's I frequent serve a black bean & chicken et. al. toasted pitta bread. They tell me they soak the beans overnight, drain and then microwave without any additional moisture; the beans certainly have retained their colour.
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Re: Black beans
I was quite excited about this, but unfortunately it didn't work.Weedo wrote:microwave without any additional moisture
I soaked some black beans for 8 hours, drained them and put them in a small casserole with a lid.
Not knowing how long to microwave I tried it on high for 4 minutes and tested them, but still crunchy hard. Then gave them another couple of minutes and this time they had transformed into bullets!
Before hand I had Googled "microwaved dried beans" to get some idea of power and length of cooking, but found nothing apart from conventional microwave cooking in water.
Shame, I thought that might be the answer.
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Re: Black beans
Odsox
I will go back to the LOL's for further details
I will go back to the LOL's for further details
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Re: Black beans
Here you go.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/43431 ... microwave/
While obviously much quicker cooking times I'm guessing the water needed would still leach out some of the colour - probably worth another try though. Oh, and I wouldn't recommend adding the salt the article says to do. I've never managed to cook any dried pulses, other than lentils, when adding salt before cooking.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/43431 ... microwave/
While obviously much quicker cooking times I'm guessing the water needed would still leach out some of the colour - probably worth another try though. Oh, and I wouldn't recommend adding the salt the article says to do. I've never managed to cook any dried pulses, other than lentils, when adding salt before cooking.
Maggie
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Re: Black beans
Well yes, that's pretty much exactly what I found when Googling. All of them cooked "conventionally" in water, no different than in a saucepan. In fact if you add up the cooking times it can take over an hour (65 mins) on that recipe, so not your first choice of cooking methods anyway ... a pressure cooker would be better.
This method Weedo mentioned uses no extra water than that which clings to the beans after soaking.
This method Weedo mentioned uses no extra water than that which clings to the beans after soaking.
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Re: Black beans
You can adapt this recipe too. I have used other kinds of beans (red kidney or chickpeas) and you can use other spices (eg curry blends) and I would bake this (at 375 F for about 30 minutes). What I do is dump everything in my processor except the breadcrumbs (or the oats) and pulse until blended then I add about 1 cup of breadcrumbs of oats. I then lightly oil a baking sheet and make a rectangle of the mixture on the sheet and then divide the rectangle into 6 or 8 sections and separate each section just a little. My version of soylent green (I call it cilbean (cilantro-bean). .
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I always use my pressure cooker and batch cook then freeze in portions.
Good idea about making the rectangle. There's only three of us though so I rarely make a full recipe. I do often bake them though, depending whether I need the oven for something else too.
Good idea about making the rectangle. There's only three of us though so I rarely make a full recipe. I do often bake them though, depending whether I need the oven for something else too.
Maggie
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