Method 1: Cook chopped kidney beans.
1, wash beans. Put them in the filter pot and rinse them with running water. Remove the pebbles and twigs from it.
Throw away the beans that don't grow well
2. soak beans. Soak the beans in advance to decompose the oligosaccharides inside and avoid bloating after eating. You can soak fast or slow. Soak quickly: put the kidney beans in a saucepan, pour in 2-3 times the volume of water and boil for 2 minutes. After stopping heating, cover and soak for 2 hours.
Slow soaking: put the kidney beans and water into the stew pot, cover it and put it in the refrigerator overnight (at least 8 hours).
3. Pour out the water. Don't cook beans with the water soaked in beans, as this will lead to indigestion again, so you should pour out the water soaked in beans. It is also important not to add seasoning or salt when cooking beans. Because it will change the cooking time and harden the beans. So it's best to add seasoning after the beans are cooked.
4. Preparation before cooking beans. Add 3 times the volume of water or thick soup, then put the beans in, and pour off part of the water so that the liquid level is about 2.5-5 cm below the beans.
5. Boil. Cook for 1.5-2.5 hours. During this period, always check the liquid level in the pot (make sure that all beans have not passed) and stir it with a long wooden spoon from time to time. All the beans will be ready when they are about to be boiled. Take them out of the pot and press them with a fork to see if they are broken enough.
The cooking time of beans will change with some factors, such as the number of beans, maturity, humidity and so on. Generally speaking, it takes at least 1.5 hours to cook, and sometimes it takes 4 hours.
6. Stop heating and pour out the water.
7. Use as needed.
Method 2: Cook canned kidney beans.
1, eat directly. The beans in the can are ripe, so you can eat them directly. However, sometimes further cooking can make it taste better.
2. Put the beans in the filter pot, rinse them with cold water, and rinse off the salt water in the can. Similarly, this can remove the substances that cause bloating and make the taste better.
3. Then it can be used for cooking.
Method 3: Make bean paste or soup.
1, cook beans in the above way, or use canned kidney beans. In addition, you can also cook beans in a pressure cooker (it only takes half an hour) and operate the pressure cooker according to the instructions.
2. Add a little water. Clear water or thick soup can be used, and you can add a little more if you like, but it may be difficult to pour out the water after the beans are boiled. You can add some grated cheese.
3. Crush the beans with a food masher and add a little salt.
4. Then it can be used for cooking, as a side dish, or spread on bread and tortillas.
Method 4: Cook with kidney beans.
1, fried beans. Cook beans in the above way, or use canned kidney beans. In addition, you can also cook beans in a pressure cooker (it only takes half an hour).
Pour oil into a cast iron frying pan or pan, add a little onion and fry in oil.
Add a little hot water, which is about 1/4 of the bean volume.
Pour the beans in and heat them on low heat.
Keep heating until both water and oil are absorbed.
Load the plate. Mashed bean paste can be used for many purposes, such as filling, spreading bread, and directly making a side dish.
2. Make bean soup. Soak 450g beans in advance according to the above method, and then add water, at least 2-2.5 cm below the beans. Add a large onion, a clove of garlic, a jalapeno pepper, half a teaspoon of oregano leaf powder, 1/4 teaspoons of cumin, and add a little pepper and pepper to taste.
Boil, cover, and heat over low heat for about 2-3 hours, or until the beans are soft.
Stir every half hour, and add more water if necessary.
Season with salt before serving. Garnish with some chopped tomatoes, coriander and grated cheese. Remember: the special feature of this recipe is that it can't be seasoned during cooking, that is, salt should be added after the beans are cooked.
3. Eat as dipping sauce. You can dip in fresh vegetables, such as celery and carrots, and have some French fries, which is a very delicious snack.
4. Used for stewing soup. If you need green beans in the soup, you can use kidney beans instead, or just make kidney bean soup.
Tips recipes that require kidney beans can be replaced with kidney beans. Kidney bean is an ideal substitute for kidney bean in many recipes.
If you use a slow cooker, you need to cook kidney beans on low heat for 8 hours. No need to soak in advance.
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Kidney bean