white beans, have been soaking over the night. repaced water, boiling, still have about 45 minutes to go.
you tell me what to do with them, i actually don't really know.
if all else fails i'll add some tomato paste, ketchup, worcestersauce, sugar and spice and pretend it's nice.
I never actually do anything with beans.
Tell me how it works out for you.
thanks for the advice.
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/off to do some alchemy with tomato paste, then.
yeah so i finished it off with concentraded tomato paste, ketchup, worcestersauce, hot chilli powder, a pinch of nutmeg and a dash of cream and syrup. put it in a deep plate, topped with grated cheese, baked in the oven for 15 minutes .. it's really pretty good.
especially considering how healthy "fresh" (as in, not canned) beans are.
So you ended up with a pseudo chili type dish?
How did the beans come out texture / firmness wise?
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Quote from: Richter on June 17, 2008, 01:48:01 PM
So you ended up with a pseudo chili type dish?
How did the beans come out texture / firmness wise?
well the skin of white beans prepared like this is a lot firmer than from a can.
pseudo chilli is probably the right word. with the emphasis on chilli. if i knew what would be the right spices for proper chilli, it'd be less pseudo :-P
i didnt finish all of it though, beans are filling ;-)
Yeah. Your final recipe sounds like a good, simple protein / fiber / carb dish.
Chili is really a toss up kind of thing, but you succeeded at it no worries :). The basic idea is a bean and tomato sauce thing with chili seasoning that you stew for a bit.
Meat and other veggies added at will. Cumin, garlic, oregano, lime, or anything else to taste!
yeah, i actually meant to say "with the emphasis on pseudo", heh, blame the beer.
what is chilli seasoning exactly? (i'll try to find out)
It should contain chili powder and cumin as a basis, AFAIK
Other dried hot peppers, black pepper and garlic are good in it too.
It's allot like curry or adobo seasonings. Mixes and recipes vary widely. (In fact, if you get technical, a chili IS a kind of curry, just separated by geography)
cool. i'll keep that in mind.
Chili seasoning, if you buy the dry mix, is: Mild chili powder (AKA paprika), cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, marjoram (AKA Spanish oregano), black pepper, and sometimes red chili flakes.
Cumin is the really recognizable flavor that can't be done without, the rest is subject to interpretation. Also, tomatoes or tomato sauce are vital. Best beans to make chili out of IMO are pinto beans; pinto beans are the pork of beans!
That said, I'm very fond of white beans, which I usually use to make a soup with carrots and potatoes, seasoned with sage and thyme.
iiiiiii liiiike beans
dookiedook!
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Quote from: triple zero on June 17, 2008, 11:19:30 AM
white beans, have been soaking over the night. repaced water, boiling, still have about 45 minutes to go.
you tell me what to do with them, i actually don't really know.
if all else fails i'll add some tomato paste, ketchup, worcestersauce, sugar and spice and pretend it's nice.
Just read OP.
From the beans I've had canned, and dishes made from them, I'd guess a combination of bacon (cooked, then deglazed for sauce), molasses, Worcestershire, whiskey, and chopped onion would work.
More Bacon, kielbasa or sausage goes well with this, and the whole thing can be baked as you described.
more beans.
this time canned kidney beans. because i found a couple of bell peppers in my fridge (they're my flatmate's, but he's busy being outsourced to India so i get his stuff), it's going to be chilli.
i will add onions and garlic and chilli spices (per suggestions ITT)
only trouble is i can't find any tomato paste or something, so i'm going to have to use some ketchup ..
and i'd really like to have some meat in it, but shops are closed on sundays
i must trash through my kitchen cupboards moar to find stuff to put in the chilli!
I would skip the ketchup, it will add too much sweetness and I suspect the chili will be better without it.
i'll use just a little. this ketchup is not that sweet either (more like sour, actually)
add canned tomatoes.
crushed.