Black Beans

[Bluehawg]

The dry ones.... Yeah, they are outta this world FINE. I soaked a bag of em for about 45 minutes or so and drained the water (cause I hear you can cut down on the fart factor by doing this:becky. Put em in a crock pot with 1 medium onion cut into 1/8's and then halved again, 5 cloves of FRESH garlic (peeled and cut up), one stalk of celery sliced really thin, 1/2 bell pepper chopped up in chunks, about a teaspoon and a half of salt, about 3/4 or so teaspoon of liquid crab boil, about a tsp of fresh, coarsely ground bl. pepper, about a teaspoon or so of Zatarains AND then one pint of the good stuff... (no not beer:becky but some smoked ham hocks that had been jarred/canned by grandma earlier this year. Added enough water to cover everything and then cooked em on LOW for about 6 hours and I had originally was goin to add sausage but didn't cause when I raised that lid they smelt so dang fine I ate 3 bowls for breakfast Sunday morning:becky:... Ate some more of em for supper last night, and some more of em for lunch just now.

I was like daggum, I just fed the family for a whopping $1.43 plus seasonings and garlics,onions, and such... Oh and about .50 worth of rice. I can foresee many more dry bean days ahead till the economy gets better for sure.

Anybody who says you can't eat great and still eat cheap just don't know what the heck they are talking about.

that is all.

 

[JMSetzler]

I got a pressure cooker recently with beans in mind and I haven't broken it out to try it yet. I might just give your recipe here a whirl!

 

[Bluehawg]

I got a pressure cooker recently with beans in mind and I haven't broken it out to try it yet. I might just give your recipe here a whirl!

Don't know how a pressure cooker would do but I do know a crock pot makes em jam up.:thumb:

My wife has already told me to pick some more up at work tonight (still teaching ag but working at a grocery store at night to keep bills paid up).

 

[kyle corn]

LOVE beans. I usually cook a big ol' pot once or twice a week.

 

[Boshizzle]

Sounds good! Beans are delicious and do go along way for the money.

 

[wnkt]

You can do pretty much the same thing with any dried beans, peas, lentils or whatever you have...specially with the critical ingredient of salty pork :becky:

 

[Bluehawg]

You can do pretty much the same thing with any dried beans, peas, lentils or whatever you have...specially with the critical ingredient of salty pork :becky:

Yep, and that is my usual "bean" routine that I use on all the dry beans. The black beans just have a little different flavor and a smoothness that is hard to explain. The reason I wanted to try them was because I've never had them like that before but have eaten the ones in the cans and didn't see what the big deal was... I work part time at a "gourmet" type grocery market and noticed that we RUN COMPLETELY out of dried black beans EVERY SINGLE WEEK. Never fails, by the end of the week 40 customers per night will come ask me where the dry black beans are because they can't find em and when I look, they are gone. Have steadily increased order for them every week but still can't keep up. I didn't know what the deal was with the black beans but I asked a customer or two and they just told me I would have to try them to see for myself but that the dry ones do not compare at all with the canned ones. They are right. Those are the tastiest and smoothest dry beans I've cooked in a long time. They weren't overly "starchy" or pasty. Didn't cook to complete mushiness nor were they tough. They were just the right consistency and had a real dark and rich gravy sauce that just topped em off right.

I'm thinking tonight I may try some more and put a dollop of sour cream and some fresh chopped green onions on top.... Can't go wrong with sourcream... I can eat it on ANYTHING!

 

[cowgirl]

The way you prepared them sounds sooo good!! I love black beans. :becky:
Pintos and anasazi are more favorites of mine..
Thanks for the post!!:thumb:

 

[KnucklHed BBQ]

I'm drooling without so much as even a pic!!

Need to try making them your way!

 

[LMAJ]

I'm not a big fan of beans wish I did, but it's a consistency thing..
I did just get thie recipe that I am going to try - can't hurt to add more fiber to brownies... I hear the black beans make the brownies taste more chocolatey...
Haven't made them yet, but I will give it a whirl.

1 box any kind of browniemix (if you are going for the healthy version, use low fat or sugar free)
1 15 oz. can black beans(rinsed)

After rinsing the blackbeans put them in a food processor or blender w/a half cup water. Puree.
Add the puree to the drybrownie mix and stir.

Follow the baking instructionsthat are on the box.

Just remember not to addany other ingredient other than the dry mix and the black bean puree.

I think putting them inthe mini tins are best.

 

[NBBD]

that's quite an interesting use for blackbeans... be sure to share how they taste when you try...

 

[wnkt]

Yep, and that is my usual "bean" routine that I use on all the dry beans. The black beans just have a little different flavor and a smoothness that is hard to explain. The reason I wanted to try them was because I've never had them like that before but have eaten the ones in the cans and didn't see what the big deal was... I work part time at a "gourmet" type grocery market and noticed that we RUN COMPLETELY out of dried black beans EVERY SINGLE WEEK. Never fails, by the end of the week 40 customers per night will come ask me where the dry black beans are because they can't find em and when I look, they are gone. Have steadily increased order for them every week but still can't keep up. I didn't know what the deal was with the black beans but I asked a customer or two and they just told me I would have to try them to see for myself but that the dry ones do not compare at all with the canned ones. They are right. Those are the tastiest and smoothest dry beans I've cooked in a long time. They weren't overly "starchy" or pasty. Didn't cook to complete mushiness nor were they tough. They were just the right consistency and had a real dark and rich gravy sauce that just topped em off right.

I'm thinking tonight I may try some more and put a dollop of sour cream and some fresh chopped green onions on top.... Can't go wrong with sourcream... I can eat it on ANYTHING!

I was raised in Florida about the time of the big influx of Cubans were coming in the 70's and we had some real good black beans and rice dishes

Black Beans are pretty dang good.....Heck...Millions of Latinos cant be wrong :-D

 

[Bluehawg]

I was raised in Florida about the time of the big influx of Cubans were coming in the 70's and we had some real good black beans and rice dishes

Black Beans are pretty dang good.....Heck...Millions of Latinos cant be wrong :-D

I have a cousin that used to haul goats down to FL to a Cuban butcher house. Folks could come in pick their goats LIVE in the pens and then wait for the butcher to dress it for them. Whole, quartered, or cut up. I used to get him to bring us back a couple of whole ones every now and then to smoke. We raise a pile of goats around here for meat but suprisingly there isn't any available in the grocery markets. All gets sent to FL or elsewhere. Only way to get it around here is to either take one to a local custom slaughter house yourself or just do it YOURSELF IN THE BACKYARD... I'm afraid if I tried the MYSELF thing I wouldn't be able to get the kids or wife to taste it though. It's a psychological thing and all.

That guy had a set up too! According to cousin, he even had a "drive thru" window where the customers could come back through and pick their meat up when it was ready without even getting out of the vehicle! LOL...

That's almost as entertaining as the "Drive Thru Beer Barns"

 

[wnkt]

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That's almost as entertaining as the "Drive Thru Beer Barns"

I had forgotten about the drive through beer stores :tsk: :-D

 

[wildflower]

I love a types of beans, butt the gas kills me :doh: it's a good thing I live by myself butt it's the people at work I feel sorry for :laugh:

 

[Markbb]

Luv me some beans period......be careful with the press. cooker as somebody mentioned early they'll go from good to mush real fast....

 

[bbqbull]

I love a types of beans, butt the gas kills me :doh: it's a good thing I live by myself butt it's the people at work I feel sorry for :laugh:

We eat bean soup here quite often. 5 drops of liquid beano takes care of the problem for wife and I. :thumb:

 

[KiltedKurmudgeon]

I do something almost exactly like this about once a month, except I use pintos. I have a bag of black beans in the pantry though, and I'm gonna give this a whirl soon. Thanks for the idea!