/ck/ - Food & Cooking

You're camera sucks

>>4057756
Your gay

Yea, had to take it with my iPad.

>>4057760
Looks like your mom took it with her maxi pad

>>4057752
2sidesway4me

>>4057763
nice

Fuck ipads. I can't even take you seriously with that shit.

>>4057771
PROTIP: http://puu.sh/1ykEW

>>4057823
Just installed the add on. Today, you are my hero.

I'm much better at cooking than computers. And I'm not a spectacular cook.

Right now I have 13 different beans and two types of peas. I generally cook 3-4 different bean based dishes a week.
Pic is goat eye beans. They cook up like pintos, but they are larger and hold their shape better.

>>4057878
Care to share any recipes? I've got about 50 pounds of beans, 5 pounds of lentils, and 3 pounds of split peas all waiting to be made delicious.

>>4058369
No problem!
First a quick 'bean 101'

While I have many different types of beans, you only really need a few- kidney, black/turtle, pinto, navy. I'm in the process of using up most of the different types of beans I have. In the future I will only keep the 4 types I mentioned before, plus Rio Zape and Goat's Eye. Both are similar to pintos- the Zape is denser with an earthy flavor, the Goat's are larger and hold their shape better.

Beans need to soak before you use them. This can be done two ways. I prefer a long soak. Cover the beans with at least an inch of water and soak overnight. Change the water frequently, and use cold water. Don't forget to stirr them regularly. To quick soak bring a pot of water to a boil and pour over the beans. Let soak at least an hour.

Why so many beans.

Fucking disgusting vegetarian liberal hippie motherfucker piece of shit hipster.


JUST DIE ALREADY

>>4059237
Fuck, you're annoying.

>>4059221
Please continue. Amateur bean connoisseur here.

I'll start with pot beans. The basic recipe is as follows:

1 bay leaf
1 lbs ham hocks
4 cups soaked beans

Rinse soaked beans and place in a heavy pot or Dutch oven. Cover with two inches of water. Add ham hocks and the bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Hold at a boil for ten minutes, then back the heat down to a simmer. Simmer for two hours. If you need to add any salt (the ham hocks add plenty) do so at the end. Seasoning the beans at the beginning makes the beans tough.

If you want to fancy it up dice a red bell pepper and chop up one med onion. Sautéed in oil until soft. Then add soaked beans and follow the recipe above.

The best beans for this recipe include cranberry, pinto, goats eye, rio zape.

>>4059237
More than just vegetarians eat beans.

Well I rushed to get a recipe up and forgot one of the most important parts-how to select good beans! Old beans will not hydrate properly and will stay hard no matter how long you cook them. To check if beans are old, look for splits. Many split beans means they are old. I personally buy my beans from Rancho Gordo, but Purcell Mountain Farm is another good source.

My favorite varieties are:

Sangria de Toro
Midnight Black Bean
Yellow Eye Bean
Pinto
Christmas Lima
Ojo de Cabra (goats eyes)
Rio Zape
Calypso

What do you think about using baking soda to soften beans? How much should be used? Should they be drained and rinsed?

>>4059788
I don't use baking soda, but I do rinse my beans. I change the water everyone I notice its getting cloudy.

Baked Beans New England Style

1 lb navy type beans
2 tsp dry mustard
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tsp salt
1/3 c dark molasses
1/4 c packed brown sugar
2 tbsp maple syrup
1/2 lb salt pork
1/2 large yellow onion
Salt and pepper

Put soaked beans in a pot, cover with water by one inch. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer uncovered about an hour, or until the beans are soft.
Preheat oven to 250 F.
Drain the beans, reserving the broth. If you need to, add water until you have two cups bean broth.
Whisk all ingredients and bean broth.
Put half the beans in a large Dutch oven or heavy pot. Top with sliced onion and salt pork. Add remaining beans and top with the rest of the onion. Pour bean broth mixture over beans, cover and bake around 5-7 hours. Check beans occasionally and add water to cover (but not too much).

Red Beans and Rice

Olive oil
1 med yellow onion
1/2 green bell pepper
2 garlic cloves
1 pound kidney beans
1 lb ham hock
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp cayenne
Salt and pepper
Cooked long grain white rice
Hot sauce or pickled jalapeños

Sautée onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic over medium heat until soft. Add the soaked beans, ham hock, bay leaf, thyme, oregano and cayenne. Add enough water to cover the beans by an inch. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and partially cover for 2-3 hours. Add water as needed. Remove ham hock and pull meat from bone. Put ham aside. Raise the heat to medium high and cook beans uncovered until thick and creamy, about 20 min. Add ham back to pot. Serve over rice.

>>4064241
Thanks for the recipes. I'm the one that asked for them, but real life got involved and I was away from the computer for a while.

Your house must smell rather... fragrant.

>>4064520
When you eat beans regularly, gas isn't a problem.

>>4064514
Well thanks anon! I have several recipes that I want to post, but I'm rather busy at the moment, but I willowy more later. I try not to bump my own threads so encouragement from others is appreciated!

Op here, if anyone has recipes to add feel free!

Now for a rather unconventional recipe!

Hillbilly Hummus

2 cups cooked black-eyed peas, drained, with 1/2 cup liquid reserved
3-5 tbsp natural, unhydrogenated peanut butter
2 cloves garlic, peeled
1/2 tsp dry sage or 1 leaf fresh sage, finely cut up
Dash of cayenne
2 tsp to 2 tbsp cider vinegar, or to taste
Salt and pepper

Combine all ingredients in a food processor except bean juice. Blend to combine, adding bean juice until you get the right consistency. Make adjustments according to your tastes.

Black-eyed peas are also known as southern peas, cow peas or pigeon peas.

What should I do with a massive bag of pinto beans?

>>4066774
Pintos are best as pot beans. You can get fancy and add a few things like bell peppers, onions, cider vinegar or lime (both should go in at the end of cooking). They are good as a side or main dish. For YEARS I have been trying to convince my husband that we should have a meatless dinner once a week. The closest I have comes pintos and cornbread for dinner. Now, the beans are simmered with ham hocks (so not truly vegetarian) but he doesn't eat the ham.

>>4066780

I'll do this, thanks.

>>4064241
Whats ham hock?

>>4067094

It's the "wrist" or elbow of a pig. In this case they mean a smoked one. It gives body and texture to the soup since it contains bones & connective tissue.

>>4067094
Pig's feet.

>>4067098
>>4067094
Technically it's the ankle area of the hind legs.
Ham hocks are NOT the same as pigs feet.

>>4067148
* the ankle area of the front and hind legs

Bean bump!

So beans are great poorfag food?

I have enough money for food, but I would like to save some extra for other things.

Ham hocks cheap as well, or what? Because they seem to be in most of these recipes.

>>4068813
Dry beans are ridiculously inexpensive, even when compared to canned beans.
The average cost of a can of beans is around 1.20$. A can of beans holds two cups.
Now a pound of cheap dry beans is around 2.00$, with eight cups of beans per pound.
One cup of dry beans plumps up into two cups soaked beans.
So while you spend 1.20$ on a can of beans, the same ammount of soaked dry beans is only .25$.
Ham hocks are more expensive, 3-4$ each. I like to re-use my ham hocks. After cooking with the beans I rinse them and put them in a gallon baggy in my freezer. Once the baggy is full I make pork stock from the left over hocks, which can be used to make more beans.

>>4068873
I should have added that one ham hock can flavor a whole pot of beans. So eight cups soaked beans plus one ham hock is about 4-5$.
One cup serving breaks down to .50 - .63$.