Not exact matches
For the
beans I
used two cans, but you could
use dried ones —
just soak them for about six hours first and then boil them for an hour or so before
using.
On the other hand,
dried beans are available at any time of the year, and since
beans are ancient food
just like peppers, even traditionally
used together, we started to collect and demonstrate their enormous variety of pepper's old pals.»
I
use tinned
beans as you usually have to soak
dried beans over night, but please feel free to do this then
just follow the recipe as normal x
In case your pantry is as poorly stocked as mine & you are wondering: I
used just one can of
beans (
used slightly more pumpkin to make up lost volume), rice wine vinegar in place of sherry vinegar, white wine in place of
dry sherry, no ham, no shallot (extra onion added), and tomato sauce instead of canned whole!
Directions for confit: While
beans are cooking finely chop 1 or 2 medium onions and 6 cloves of garlic / Saute quietly in 3 T olive oil for about 8 minutes, stirring often — don't let them brown / Add 2 C chicken or vegetable stock and simmer together with 1 T finely chopped rosemary and 1 — 1 1/2 T winter or summer savory (I had to
use dried) until stock is reduced to
just below the onion mixture / Still no salt / Mixture will be a little like «marmalade» in terms of thickness / The reduction will take anywhere from 30 -40 minutes, about the same time required to cook the
beans / When both are done mix together with salt (start w / 1 teaspoon) and pepper to taste / Cook together for another 10 minutes / Good stuff.
Worst case, we do have green
beans we grew that I put up last August that need to be
used up, some fresh shallots and some «sun»
dried tomatoes I
just dehydrated.
I
just ordered some
dried white
beans to cook, so I think I will
use some in this.
I
used to always keep canned
beans, but the price of
dried beans just can't be beat... and they're so easy to prepare.
Can i
just use a can of black
beans instead of this whole process of cooking
dried ones?
Easter I
use the white candy coating with fruit flavored jelly
beans, and some coconut that I mix with
just a little diluted green food coloring and let
dry.
If you don't feel like
using the slow cooker you could also
just make it in a big pot on the stove — I'd say you'd want to simmer it for about 3 hours if you
use dried beans, but if you
use canned then you could probably get away with maybe 30 - 45 minutes of simmering on the stovetop.