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Oh yes, you know the song. And believe me it’s a favorite tune in our house, cause this mama cooks with beans all-the-time.
Beans are actually one of my favorite places to save on the grocery bill and to channel my need to control the quality of ingredients. A can of beans is great in a hurry, but cooking dry beans is so satisfying and makes the house smell fabulous! They tend to hold together better and have a brighter color too. In fact, I cook them so often that my friend Elizabeth and I started going in on a humongous bag of pinto beans every so often. Then we get to have a girls trip to Costco, it’s much more fun Costco shopping with her than on my own. This week I cooked 2 pounds of black beans while we were at the house watching play off football. Football season gives me lots of time to cook. Super easy recipe, you got this. ![]()
Toss the beans into a colander and rinse
I have yet to find a rock in my beans, but always look anyhow. Toss the beans into the biggest stock pot you have, fill it with water to cover the beans by a few inches. Bring to a rolling boil for 2 min, then cover and let sit for an hour. Yes you can soak them overnight, but I rarely remember. Drain the beans in the colander, toss back in the pot, cover with water and bring to a boil again. Reduce heat to a slow simmer for about 2 hours. The time varies on the type of bean, the age of the beans so taste one periodically to see if they are done. Smashing one with the back of a spoon will let you know how soft they are too if you don’t want to eat a zillion unseasoned beans. Once they are finished, I let them cool. Then scoop 2 cups into a freezer bag. Then I have a stock pile of beans in my freezer. ![]()
Cost savings?
15 oz can of black beans at Raleys is $1.49 1 pound of dry black beans at Raleys is $1.99 1 pound of dry cooked = 53 ounces of cooked beans or 3.5 cans Savings on 3.5 cans vs a pound dry = $2.48 That’s less than half price for a better product. Typically I find dry beans for even less in the bulk section, on sale or at Costco since they have a long shelf life.
Tonight I’m using a crockpot burrito bowl recipe with the black beans. Stay tuned to find out how that turns out. Recipe. http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-slow-cooker-chicken-burrito-bowls-207333
Love to hear your favorite bean and how you use them. Keep moving mama!
2 Comments
Christina
1/21/2016 04:19:18 pm
Love the tips! I cook beans, but not in bulk...Thanks for the idea of freezing for later. Wanna make the house smell even better?? Throw a couple cloves of garlic in the pot...even helps reduce the gas effects :)
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