Bean dishes have hundreds of options and are popular not only with us, but also in many cuisines of the world. Healthy legumes go well with vegetables and meats, spices and herbs, which makes it possible to prepare rich soups, lean salads and vitamin snacks, many of which have become the country's trademark, earning fame.

What to cook with beans?

Bean dishes “simple and tasty” are recipes with the help of which any housewife can put on the table not only standard bean soup, but also diversify the menu with tasty and healthy products. Beans are rich in protein and can fully replace meat products, and therefore are an excellent component for lean hot dishes and salads.

1. Bean recipes are varied and will delight you with a delicate taste if, following the general rule, soak the beans in cold boiled water for 12 hours and cook over low heat until tender.
2. Soup with beans and mushrooms will require a minimum of effort. Potatoes, fried carrots, onions and mushrooms are added to the cooked beans and seasoned with herbs.
3. A complete bean and egg second course is easy to prepare. Put the boiled beans on a baking sheet, pour over beaten eggs and bake for 10 minutes.
4. A nutritious salad of red canned beans and smoked chicken fillets is instant: mix the beans with the fillet chunks, add fresh cucumber and season with mayonnaise.

Bean lobio is a traditional Georgian dish famous for its juiciness and aroma. Beans are revered by Caucasian cuisine, and are the main component in the recipe, the principle of which is simple: unleavened bean taste, stewed in spices and tomato sauce, saturated with juices and aromas. Cooking with soaked beans will take an hour and a half.

Ingredients:

• red beans - 300 g;
• tomato juice - 200 ml;
• oil - 50 ml;
• ground red pepper - a pinch;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• clove of garlic - 3 pcs.;
• hops-suneli - 10 g;
• cilantro - a handful.

Preparation

1. Soak the beans for 12 hours. Cook for an hour.
2. Fry onions in oil, add chopped garlic, nuts, beans and tomato juice.
3. Season and simmer for 15 minutes.
4. Georgian bean dishes are decorated with herbs at the end of cooking.

Bean cutlets are a great alternative to meat cutlets. This dish is an excellent find for fasting people, because beans rich in protein are nutritious, low in calories and can replace meat. To create cutlets, any sort of beans is suitable - the main thing is that it is easy to boil and beaten into minced meat, into which, if desired, you can add vegetables.

Ingredients:

• beans - 350 g;
• semolina - 80 g;
• onions - 2 pcs.;
• carrots - 1 pc.;
• oil - 80 ml.

Preparation

1. Soak the beans for 8 hours. Cook, grind in a blender.
2. Fry the carrots and onions. Enter in the bean mass.
3. Add semolina.
4. Shape the patties and fry them.

Red bean soup will turn into a tasty and quick dish with a can of canned food at hand. Such a preparation will speed up the cooking time and save you from the long soaking process, which housewives do not like. All that is needed is to send the beans along with the potatoes into the broth and after 20 minutes remove the finished hot from the stove.

Ingredients:

• canned red beans - 600 g;
• beef - 250 g;
• potatoes - 4 pcs.;
• water - 2 l;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• fresh parsley - a handful;
• oil - 40 ml.

Preparation

1. Fry the beef.
2. Add onions, tomato paste and a liter of water. Simmer for 20 minutes.
3. Add potatoes and beans. Add water.
4. Simmer the dish for 20 minutes.
5. These red bean dishes are served garnished with herbs.

Bean pate is a nutritious snack that is high in protein and fiber. The dish is universal: it is useful for adults and children, affordable and easy to prepare, well suited for diets. It can be spread on croutons, made sandwiches or wrapped in pita bread. The taste of the pate can be changed by using new spices each time.

Ingredients:

• beans - 250 g;
• olive oil - 65 ml;
• clove of garlic - 3 pcs.;
• provencal herbs - a pinch;
• lemon juice - 30 ml.

Preparation

1. Cook the soaked beans for 2 hours.
2. Whisk in a blender with all ingredients.
3. Send the mass to the refrigerator.
4. The bean snack should be chilled for 12 hours.

Bean and corn salad is a light dish that can be served as a side dish with fish, meat or on its own. Using canned foods, it will not be difficult to cope with a snack in a couple of minutes: you need to season the beans and corn with sauce and give time to brew. A classic dressing with lemon juice and oil will add freshness.

Ingredients:

• canned beans and corn - 180 g each;
• capers - 20 g;
• wine vinegar - 20 ml;
• olive oil - 55 ml;
• honey - 1 tsp.

Preparation

1. Combine beans, corn, and capers.
2. Whisk in the vinegar, oil and honey.
3. Pour the sauce over the salad.
4. infused for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.

The bean garnish is a refreshing addition to nutritious meats and, if used with leguminous beans. They are not as high in calories as their "congeners" and have a huge vitamin reserve, which makes them a desirable component in many recipes. Special attention should be paid to seasonings - green beans are tasteless and need them.

Ingredients:

• green beans - 430 g;
• ginger - 1/4 pcs.;
• chili pepper - 1/4 pcs.;
• starch - 20 g;
• soy sauce - 40 ml;
• sugar - 10 g;
• oil - 45 ml.

Preparation

1. Cook the beans for 5 minutes.
2. Fry with chili and ginger.
3. Combine starch, soy sauce, sugar and 20 ml butter.
4. Pour in the sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Bean dishes are served hot as a side dish.

A popular Georgian snack with a paste-like consistency. The dish consists of two parts: the constant dressing of walnuts, garlic, hot red pepper and suneli hops, and the main ingredient - beans. It is simple to prepare: you just need to scroll through the components in a meat grinder and mold the balls from the mass.

Ingredients:

• canned beans - 450 g;
• walnuts - 120 g;
• cilantro - a pinch;
• clove of garlic - 2 pcs.;
• hops-suneli - 20 g;
• ground red pepper -1/4 tsp;
• pomegranate seeds.

Preparation

1. Put all the ingredients in a blender bowl and grind.
2. Shape the balls, make a depression and fill it with pomegranate seeds.

A dietary meal to include in your weekly diet. For all its simplicity, it provides the broadest selection of components that can be purchased based on personal preference and seasonality. The cooking feature (slow quenching) provides products with the opportunity to exchange flavors and maintain a useful supply.

Ingredients:

• beans - 175 g;
• carrots - 150 g;
• onions - 120 g;
• tomatoes - 80 g;
• water - 450 ml;
• bay leaf - 1 pc .;
• chili pepper - 1/2 pc.;
• zucchini - 150 g.

Preparation

1. Soaked beans, cook for 2 hours.
2. Saute the carrots, onions, zucchini and tomatoes.
3. Add water, beans, laurel and chili.
4. Simmer for 20 minutes under the lid.

Bean sauce is a great alternative to high-calorie mayonnaise dressings that are high in fat and harmful preservatives. This natural, low-calorie product is quick and easy to prepare and is a great addition to crisps, croutons or fresh vegetables. It is convenient to put it in a container and take it for a picnic.

Ingredients:

White beans are considered a more popular product in cooking due to the fact that they are very delicate in consistency and have a more pleasant taste. But in order to achieve good taste, it must be cooked correctly. And this process firstly needs to be done following the advice of professionals, otherwise the beans will turn out to be bitter and tough.

How long does it take to cook white beans?

Beans must be soaked for 4-6 hours, but no more than 12 hours. The cooking process itself after boiling in a saucepan takes at least 50 minutes. In the microwave, it will take 10-15 minutes to boil white beans, depending on the power of the appliance. But in a slow cooker, the time increases again to 60 minutes.

Instructions for making white beans

The classic way to boil the beans is in a saucepan. For cooking, you need to take 1 glass of the product and soak it for 4-6 hours in 3 glasses of warm water. After that, the garnish is washed several times and cooked:

• Put the beans in a large enough container, pour 3 glasses of cold water and put on low heat, without covering.
• After boiling, the water is drained and 3 glasses of cold water are added again. Bring to readiness over low heat and cook for 60 minutes.
• 10 minutes before the final cooking, add 1 tsp. salt in 1 cup of beans.
• After 60 minutes, the beans are tasted. If it is not soft enough, cook for another 101-5 minutes. If the water boils away, then you can add cool liquid.

If you decide to cook white bean soup, then you need to put the main component 1 hour before the end of cooking. You can cook the beans faster by using the microwave.

Advice! For cooking in the microwave, the beans are placed in a glass container and poured with water in a 1: 2 ratio. The oven is turned on at full power and the product is boiled for 10 minutes. If he is not ready, put another 3-4 minutes. Salt and pepper after washing.

Multicooker cooking technology:

• white beans, previously soaked for 4-6 hours, are transferred to a bowl and water is poured 1: 3;
• the timer is set for 1 hour;
• when the timer goes off, the beans should be tasted for softness.

If you do not pre-soak the white beans, the cooking time will increase by 1–2 hours, depending on the size of the beans.

A common problem when boiling white beans is the presence of bitterness and insufficient softness of the product. To avoid this, you need to remember a few small rules:

• 2 tbsp will help to increase the softness of the product. l. sunflower oil poured in at the very beginning of cooking.
• You need to soak the beans in a large bowl so that they do not become crowded during the swelling process.
• If you do not cook the beans, you can get poisoning. A raw product contains dangerous toxins.
• Fermentation may begin if soaked for more than 12 hours. In the hot season, the onset of an undesirable reaction is accelerated. Therefore, you need to put the beans in the refrigerator.
• During soaking, the water is changed to maintain a neutral environment. If you cannot change the liquid, soak it in a special solution (600 ml of water and ¼ teaspoon of salt).
• The water in which the beans are soaked dissolves the carbohydrates. Boiling beans in the same liquid increases the risk of flatulence. It is important to rinse the beans before boiling.
• To preserve the white color of the product, be sure to change the water after the first boil.
• A small fire during cooking is needed so that the beans are evenly boiled and not burned.
• When preparing soups, boil the beans for no more than 40 minutes, and then put them in the broth.

You can use white beans in different recipes: salads, stews, soups. It is an excellent substitute for mashed potatoes and serves as an important source of protein for people who eat little meat.

White Bean Recipes

Beans can be used to make delicious, hearty and healthy meals. And you don't have to spend too much time on it. Lovers of vegetable snacks will appreciate the nutritional value of the product. Indeed, when using white beans, it is not at all necessary to add meat to the recipe.

Baked beans with vegetables

A delicious and beautiful recipe in pots, for the preparation of which you need to take 2 tbsp. boiled beans, 1 zucchini, 2-3 tomatoes, Brussels sprouts or broccoli to taste, and 1-2 carrots and onions:

• fried carrots and onions, add about 1 tbsp. l. tomato paste;
• chop the rest of the vegetables arbitrarily, mix with roast and put in pots;
• boil white beans until half cooked and add to pots;
• put in the oven for 35 minutes at a temperature of no more than 160 degrees.

10 minutes before cooking, you can sprinkle with grated cheese mixed with green onions.

Provencal soup with herbs

An unusual and very varied in taste soup will be obtained from the abundance of vegetables and herbs:

• Boil half a glass of white beans in 1 liter of chicken broth with the addition of a glass of water and a bunch of herbs - 4 sprigs of parsley, 2 branches of thyme, 1 bay leaf, a small bunch of basil.
• Then you need to prepare 200 g of green beans, 1 tomato, carrots, onions, zucchini, 1 small fennel. You will need salt, 2-3 cloves of garlic and 125 ml of olive oil.
• While the beans are boiling, the courgette is cut into slices, the onion into quarters, the carrots lengthwise into 4 parts and similar slices. Green beans should be up to 2.5 cm long. The fennel is cut into thin feathers.
• The tomato is peeled and chopped, the garlic is put with a part of the basil in a blender, beat and the olive oil is added.
• All vegetables are added to the beans in the broth, after having delivered a bunch of herbs. Cook for 15 minutes until tender. Salt and pepper are added.

Serve the dish with prepared sauce of garlic, basil and oil!

Simply sautéing onions, carrots and beans in tomato paste will create a delicious side dish for any meat dish or a nutritional addition to your daily fresh vegetable salad.

Excluding protein from meat and dairy products, beans, and legumes in general, can be called one of the richest sources of protein. In addition, due to its neutral taste, white, like any other beans, can be an addition to any dish: appetizer, first or main. We undertake to prove this with a whole range of simple recipes, among which everyone will find something to their liking.

White bean salad - recipe

Ingredients:

• canned white beans - 420 g;
• - 230 g;
• lettuce or chard - 4-7 leaves;
• red onion - 45 g;
• dill greens;
• cherry tomatoes - 130 g;
• olive oil - 60 ml;
• red wine vinegar - 30 ml.

Preparation

Cooking this white bean salad is practically a matter of mixing all of the above ingredients together. Drain the beans and rinse the beans, pick the salad with your hands, chop the dill, cut the cherry in half and the onion into thin half rings, lightly mash the tuna with a fork if the pieces are too large. After placing all the ingredients in a salad bowl, season them with a mixture of oil and vinegar, stir and taste.

White bean lobio recipe

If you do not know how to cook white beans deliciously, so that they conquer all eaters, then try making lobio - a Georgian dish made from beans in tomato sauce.

Ingredients:

• white beans - 390 g;
• white onions - 110 g;
• walnuts - 90 g;
• a bunch of cilantro;
• dried savory - 3 g;
• hops-suneli - 3 g;
• tomatoes - 340 g;
• vinegar - 15 ml;
• a pinch of saffron;
• pomegranate seeds.

Preparation

White beans should be left to swell in cold water for 8-12 hours before boiling. Boil the swollen beans, leave the liquid after cooking.

Saute white onion with spices in a little oil. After 2 minutes, put slices of tomatoes on the onion, wait until they turn into a thick sauce, and then add the beans and chopped walnuts. We begin to pour the liquid in which it was boiled into the pot with beans so that the consistency of the dish resembles a thick sauce. Sprinkle the white beans in tomato sauce with fresh cilantro before serving.

White bean soup - recipe

After discussing hot white bean dishes and appetizers, don't miss out on the delicious hearty soups made with this affordable bean.

Ingredients:

• head of white cabbage (small);
• white onions - 110 g;
• carrots - 140 g;
• garlic cloves - 4-5 pcs.;
• olive oil - 15 ml;
• dried coriander and oregano - 4 g each;
• paprika - 4 g;
• tomatoes in their own juice - 410 g;
• tomato sauce - 240 g;
• vegetable broth - 1.2 l;
• canned beans - 400 g.

Preparation

Salt the onions and carrots for 5 minutes, add the garlic and spices, and after a minute add the chopped cabbage and stir. Pour the contents of a saucepan with a mixture of tomato sauce, tomatoes in their own juice and broth. When the liquids come to a boil, cover the container with a lid and let the dish simmer over minimum heat for 20 minutes. Add the beans, after draining the excess liquid.

Serve canned white bean soup with fresh bread and plenty of greens.

White bean puree soup

Ingredients:

Preparation

Salt the shallots and garlic in butter with sage leaves, and when they turn clear, add the beans and wait another 3-4 minutes. Pour the broth over the ingredients, bring the mixture to a boil, and whisk the white bean soup with a blender until smooth. Add cream, heat again and serve.

Legumes have been proven to have a beneficial effect on human health. They are rich in micronutrients, fiber and protein. Today we'll look at how to diversify your menu with white bean dishes.

The benefits of beans

The leader in fiber content is white beans. Recipes for preparing dishes from it are very diverse. From this product, we can make soups, cereals, salads and even bake pies and pies!

The main vitamins of white beans are vitamins A, B, K, PP, C and E. They promote the growth and strengthening of hair and nails, as well as give the skin a radiant and healthy appearance.

Doctors especially recommend using a product such as white beans, the recipes of which can be used to prepare dishes both in the daily menu and on the holiday. The fact is that this type of legume helps to saturate the body with sulfur. And such a trace element is necessary in cases where a person is constantly sick with bronchitis, intestinal infection and some skin diseases. Also, doctors urge to use beans to improve the circulatory system. The iron contained in it improves blood flow and enriches all cells with oxygen. In addition, this product helps to boost immunity.

How to eat beans

As stated above, white beans are rich in iron. In order for this microelement to be well absorbed by our body, beans should be consumed along with vegetables rich in vitamin C.

Of course, no one eats this product in its raw form. Boil it well before eating it. And there are some bugs here. Heat treatment of the fruits of this leguminous plant must be correct. Only in this case, guests will truly appreciate your white bean dishes, the recipes for which you can find out by reading the article to the end.

So, wash the beans and cover them with water. After it boils, the liquid must be drained and cold water must be poured into the pan again, adding a little sunflower oil. It is recommended to cook the product over low heat. It should be noted that you cannot mix it. Add salt only after the ingredient is fully cooked.

Nutritionists, by the way, do not recommend using this product at night. This is because, although healthy, white beans are quite high in calories. Recipes with this ingredient, however, are so varied that you can choose a very suitable option for the benefit of your figure.

Beans in pots

We have already said what white beans are rich in. The recipes for cooking it, as already mentioned, are very diverse. Beans can also be used as a main ingredient. And at the same time, it can simply serve as an addition to any other product.

So, to prepare the "Potted Beans" dish, you need 200 grams of dried white beans, 7 onions, a few tablespoons of tomato paste, sunflower oil, 700 ml of water, salt and pepper to taste.

In order for the beans to be soft and rich, it is recommended to soak them. It can take up to 3-4 hours in time. But it's better to do it at night. Drain the water, transfer the beans to a saucepan.

Cut the onion into rings and place it in a preheated pan with sunflower oil. Stir constantly. After the onion turns golden, add the tomato paste to it. Don't forget to pepper and salt.

Layer the fried beans. Note that the last layer should be white beans. Housewives' recipes are different. Some simply pour sunflower oil on top of it. Others are smeared with sour cream. But in any case, the dish must be poured with the water in which the beans were boiled, then put in the oven for 20-30 minutes.

Beans with chicken in a slow cooker

Many who monitor their health are interested in how white beans are prepared in a slow cooker. These recipes are so simple that even someone who is not at all friendly with the kitchen can cope with the preparation of this or that dish.

Today we bring to your attention a recipe for a hearty dish "Beans with Chicken in a Multicooker".

So, you will need:

• chicken;
• carrot;
• 300 grams of beans;
• bulgarian pepper (2 pcs.);
• a couple of tablespoons of sour cream;
• the same amount of tomato paste;
• some sunflower oil;
• salt and spices to taste.

Soak the beans in hot water beforehand. Meanwhile, cut all the vegetables into strips and marinate the chicken for 10-15 minutes (this can be both fillets and wings).

To prepare the dressing, you must mix the tomato paste with sour cream.

First, put the chicken in a slow cooker, then pour the vegetables mixed and chopped in advance on it. After that, we throw in the beans and fill everything with our dressing.

In the "Baking" mode, the dish must be cooked for at least one hour.

Diet bean soup

How else can white beans be cooked in a slow cooker? Recipes give us a description of many dishes, including soups. Let's consider one of them.

For a light soup for 4 persons, you will need the following:

• 200-250 grams of beans;
• 1 small carrot;
• 3 small potatoes;
• 1 small onion;
• greens;
• 1 clove of garlic;
• salt and spices.

Place the pre-boiled beans in a multicooker and cover with water. Cut carrots and potatoes into slices and cook on the "Braise" setting. After the potatoes are tender, add a light roast of onions and herbs to the soup. Boil for another 5 minutes, add chopped garlic and seasonings.

Enjoy your meal!

Georgian beans with paprika

Canned white beans also found many fans. The recipes for its preparation will require a little more effort than the previous version. Today we will take a look at the less laborious process of producing this blank.

Again, soak 300 grams of beans in cold water. After a few hours, rinse, add cold water to it again and simmer until it becomes soft. It is very important here to ensure that the grains do not boil and remain intact. Finally add salt and drain off the remaining liquid.

Chop 300 grams of onions and fry them in sunflower oil. Cut half a kilo of sweet pepper into slices.

Put the beans, peppers and roast in a large deep frying pan, add sunflower oil, 0.5 cups of water and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes. After the pepper is soft, add finely chopped herbs, chopped garlic, some vinegar, salt and black pepper to the dish. Simmer for another 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly.

Divide the mixture into half-liter jars, sterilize them and roll up the lid.

This type of legume is known all over the world. The most useful of several types of beans is considered to be red, it contains many substances necessary for our health.

An affordable and healthy product - red beans

A nutritious product that, due to the presence of protein, is similar in composition to meat, but is more quickly absorbed.

Red beans are a source of vitamin E; it also contains ascorbic acid, carotene, microelements important for the body: calcium, iron, sulfur.

Regular use of it will have a beneficial effect on health, as these legumes strengthen the immune system, and even on the appearance of the skin. Due to its low calorie content, this product is a frequent guest on the menu of those who are struggling with excess weight and trying to lead a healthy lifestyle.

The fiber contained in beans helps them to digest quickly, so it is useful for those suffering from stomach and liver diseases. Another plus of the product is that after any processing - canning or cooking - the beneficial qualities of the legume will not disappear.

Red beans cannot be eaten raw because of the harmful toxic substances they contain. During cooking, some of the toxins disappear, some of them pass into water when soaked. Soups, side dishes and salads are made from it.

Red Bean Recipes

Chicken soup

Beans are often cooked in broth. The food culture goes well with all types of meat, spices, herbs and vegetables. Chicken fillet soup is delicious and nutritious.

Required products:

Cook soup:

1. Rinse the previously soaked beans thoroughly;
2. Wash the fillet, cut into small pieces;
3. Fry finely chopped onions and carrots;
4. Set the meat to simmer, then add the beans and potatoes.

Frying, spices at will, bay leaf, put in the soup at the choice of the hostess: immediately along with the legumes or after a while. While the soup is cooking, crush the garlic, wash the herbs, add these ingredients 8-10 minutes before the dish is ready.

Georgian lobio in a multicooker

There are a lot of lobio recipes. In a multicooker, this dish is prepared very simply, but it turns out delicious and aromatic. Red bean lobio can be served as a side dish for meat, fish, baked vegetables, or it can be eaten separately. Moreover, the dish remains tasty even when cold.

You will need:

• 4 multi-cups beans;
• Bulb;
• 100 grams of tomato paste;
• 6-7 cloves of garlic;
• 70 gr cilantro greens;
• Seasonings at will: pepper, hops-suneli;
• Salt and sugar to your liking.

Cooking lobio. The longer the beans are soaked, the less time it will take to cook them.

When serving, you can decorate the dish with additional herbs or walnut crumbs.

Second course: beans with vegetables

In this recipe, the red beans are supposed to boil well, so prolonged soaking before cooking is a must.

For a glass of legumes, take one carrot and one onion. For a flavorful dish, add your favorite spices to a few cloves of garlic and ground pepper. You will also need two tablespoons of tomato paste (you can use ketchup).

Preparation:

1. Put red beans in a dish suitable for stewing, add water, boil, drain the water;
2. Pour clean hot water to it, salt and simmer;
3. If necessary, water can be added to make it very soft;
4. Pour some vegetable oil into the finished legumes, add chopped carrots and onions and leave to simmer under the lid. Place the garlic and herbs with the vegetables a few minutes until cooked. Sometimes sour cream or mayonnaise is added to such a dish before serving.

Beans with meat - delicious hot

Beans stew with meat is simple and tasty. For cooking, you can take any meat, pork is used in the recipe described below.

The following products are taken:

• A pound of pork (fillet);
• 300 grams of red beans;
• A glass of tomato juice (you can dilute the paste);
• For breading 3-4 tablespoons of flour;
• Onion, garlic;
• A teaspoon of any meat seasoning.

Soak the beans before cooking. Fillet can be pre-fried in small pieces by rolling in flour. Fry the meat in small portions, until a nice crust is obtained, so that it cooks evenly.

Saute the onions separately. Fold the legumes, fried meat and onions, spices, salt, add a little water and simmer for about an hour. Then add finely chopped garlic, tomato, some sugar (optional), and more water.

The beans should boil, and then leave to simmer for about fifteen minutes.

Sukkotash: a garnish of beans and corn

There are several versions of where this original food came from. According to one of them, this dish was prepared in America by the ancient Indians, according to the other, the homeland of Sukkotash is Hungary.

Hot beans and canned corn are the basis of the hot dish. The peculiarity of the recipe below is that the succotash will be lean without adding cream or butter.

Ingredients:

Boil the pre-soaked beans first. Sauté the peppers and onions. Mix cooked corn beans, stir-fry, add crushed garlic, spices, salt. Simmer the mixture for 20 minutes, then add the herbs. The fragrant dish is ready.

Canned Beans and Corn Salad

This dish is prepared quickly enough, since the products do not need to be cooked separately, they are taken canned. The salad turns out to be nutritious and at the same time dietary: wine vinegar or olive oil is used as a dressing.

Take 0.5 cans of canned corn and beans. Rinse the beans from the juice. Cut the tomato into small cubes and cut the onion into thin half rings. Stir all ingredients by adding chopped parsley and salt.

Prepare a salad dressing: mix the garlic squeezed through a press with ground pepper, 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Instead of oil, you can use 3 tablespoons of red wine vinegar. Season the salad with the mixture.

Salad with red beans and mushrooms

The dish turns out to be tender and very satisfying, and canned mushrooms will add a special piquancy. This recipe contains mayonnaise, so add salt to the salad with care.

For the salad you will need:

• A can of canned red beans;
  A can of canned mushrooms;
• One carrot and one onion;
• 100 grams of hard cheese;
• A tomato;
• Dill greens, garlic, black pepper;
• Mayonnaise to your liking.

Put the grated carrots and finely chopped onions into the pan. Add canned mushrooms there and, stirring, fry for 10 minutes.

Place the canned legumes in a salad dish.

Cut the tomato into cubes. Squeeze out the garlic. Rub the cheese. Mix all products, add mayonnaise. Decorate the dish with finely chopped dill. The salad is ready to be served.

Beans and pork ears

Ingredients:

• Red beans - 500 grams;
• Green beans - 200 grams;
• By-products (pork ears) - 2 pcs.;
• Smoked products: sausage, pork ribs, bacon, etc. - 300 grams;
• 2 onions;
• A glass of tomato (mashed tomatoes, diluted tomato paste or ketchup);
• Hot spices: chili or black ground.

Preparation:

1. Prepare the main ingredients: soak the beans and change the water a couple of times;
2. Prepare your ears: you need to clean them well, if you need to burn and wash;
3. First, it is recommended to boil the ears and legumes separately, and then combine and pour so much water that it only slightly covers the contents of the pan;
4. After 30 minutes, add the chopped meats to boiling water and leave on low heat for another hour.

While the main ingredients are boiling, chop the onion. Then take out your ears. When cool, cut them into thin strips. Fold sauté onion and chopped ears in vegetable oil.

Add the tomato, spices, broth from the saucepan and green beans to it. Simmer for 10 minutes and put everything back in the saucepan. Finally, pepper and salt.

Add greens to the finished dish, if desired.

It can be useful!

• If you buy beans from the store, make sure all the beans are of good quality;
• Before cooking it is soaked for at least half an hour. The ideal option is to pour it with cold water in the evening, and be sure to rinse it before cooking;
• If the product is later used in a salad or for a side dish, then you do not need to cook for a long time so that the grains are whole. For soup and porridge, the duration of cooking is increased;
• A couple more recommendations to make the beans more tasty when cooking: add a couple of tablespoons of oil to the water, and salt at the very end of cooking;
• This product can be cooked from 30 minutes to 2-3 hours. It all depends on the variety of legumes and on the pre-soak time.

Cook with pleasure and bon appetit!

Three simple and delicious white bean dishes: white beans baked in foil with vegetables, a delicious vegetarian hodgepodge and a simple white bean salad with corn and croutons. For their preparation, you can use both canned and boiled beans. So let's get started.

White Bean Dishes - 3 Simple and Delicious Recipes

White beans baked in foil with vegetables

Ingredients:

• 1 can of canned beans or 1 cup of pre-boiled beans
• 1 medium carrot;
• 200 grams of cherry tomatoes;
• a small bunch of greens;
• 1 tablespoon thick tomato paste
• spices to taste (I use 1/3 teaspoon asafoetida, 1 teaspoon ground coriander).

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How to cook:

1. If using canned beans, drain and wash the beans in a strainer or colander.

2. Cut the carrots into cubes, finely chop the greens.

3. Combine beans, cherry tomatoes, carrots, herbs, salt and spices in a bowl. Add a spoonful of tomato paste and stir again.

4. Place the foil in the mold, put the beans with vegetables and wrap. You do not need to pierce the foil. A baking sleeve can be used instead of foil.

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5. Bake in the oven for 40-50 minutes at 200 degrees.

6. That's it! Our white beans baked in foil with vegetables are ready. Enjoy your meal!

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Delicious vegetarian white bean hodgepodge

Ingredients:

• 2 cans of white beans or 2 cups of boiled beans;
• 2 cans of tomatoes in their own juice (400 grams each);
• 1 can of pitted olives (you can use olives with lemon, it's also very tasty);
• 4 medium pickled cucumbers;
• a large bunch of your favorite greens;
• 1 level teaspoon of salt;
• spices to taste (I have 1 teaspoon of ground paprika, a couple of pinches of black pepper; ½ teaspoon of asafoetida);
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil.

How to cook:

1. If using canned beans, drain and rinse the beans. Drain the liquid from the olives too.

2. Cut the cucumbers into small cubes, finely chop the greens.

3. In a saucepan or thick-bottomed saucepan, heat the oil and fry the spices in it for 30-40 seconds. Put the white beans here and fry for 3-5 minutes.

4. Then add all the other ingredients - tomatoes (along with juice), cucumbers, olives, herbs, salt and spices. If the tomatoes are large, mash them lightly with a spatula.

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5. Mix everything well, bring to a boil. Then reduce heat and simmer for 5-7 minutes, covered with a lid.

6. That's it! Our delicious vegetarian white bean hodgepodge is ready. Enjoy your meal!

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Simple White Bean Salad with Corn and Mini Croutons

Ingredients:

• 1 can of canned white beans or 1 cup boiled
• 1 can of corn;
• 100 grams of cherry tomatoes;
• a small bunch of greens;
• 1 piece of brown bread for croutons or a small pack of ready-made cakes;
• salt, pepper to taste;
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil;
• 0.5 teaspoon lemon juice (optional)

How to cook:

1. Drain and rinse the cans of beans and corn.

2. Finely chop the greens. Cut the bread into thin strips or cubes and fry in vegetable oil, lightly salted and add spices if desired, until golden brown.

3. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and serve. Enjoy your meal!

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How and what can be made from beans: TOP-10 recipes from the magazine site

Beans are a plant that plays an important role in cooking. It is not for nothing that the people call this type of legume "vegetable meat", thus emphasizing its value for the body. Beans contain a large amount of easily digestible protein, which is why legumes are used in vegetarian diets as substitutes for meat products.

Beans provide chefs with a huge field for imagination, showing which an amazing dish can be prepared from such an ordinary product. Recipes, in which beans are the main ingredient, are the most delicate cream soups, aromatic and healthy side dishes, spectacular salads and even unusual desserts that can surprise real gourmets. A wide variety of dishes with this representative of legumes is due not only to its useful properties, but also to the versatility of its types. In cuisines around the world, white, red, green beans are used, which differ in both appearance and taste.

Recipe 1.

Ingredients: 110 g white beans, 2 processed cheese, 1 can of sprat, 170 g onions, mayonnaise, 26 ml of vegetable oil, dill for decoration, salt.

We wash the beans, soak for 6 hours. Then pour in fresh water, cook for 50 minutes. Salt 10 minutes before the end of the cooking process. We cool it down. We clean the onion, wash it, cut it into thin half rings. Fry in hot oil until golden brown. We spread the salad on a round dish in layers, smearing each with a thin layer of mayonnaise. The first layer is beans, which are sea pebbles in this dish. Then - sprats, which we put in the middle with their tails. The next layer is fried onions - "seaweed". Rub cheese curds on top that imitate sea foam. Decorate with dill sprigs.

Recipe 2.

Ingredients: 300 g red beans, 350 g champignons, 280 g canned corn, 2 pickled cucumbers, 90 g onions, 2 cloves of garlic, 180 g black bread, 45 ml vegetable oil, 4 cherry tomatoes, 50 g lettuce, mayonnaise, salt , pepper.

Soak the beans for 8 hours. Then we boil for an hour. We rinse with cold water. Wash mushrooms, cut into 3-4 parts. Peel the onion, finely chop it. Put the onion in 25 ml of heated oil, add the mushrooms after 5 minutes. Fry for 15 minutes, salt, pepper and cool. Cut the bread into cubes, removing the crusts. Sprinkle the slices of bread with the remaining butter, put them on a baking sheet, and put them in the oven for 20 minutes. Cut the cucumbers into small cubes. Wash the tomatoes and lettuce. Put cucumbers, corn, cooled mushrooms with onions and beans in a salad bowl. Peel the garlic, squeeze it into a salad bowl. Add mayonnaise, mix. Place in portions on a pillow of lettuce leaves. Sprinkle with croutons, decorate with cherry tomatoes cut in half.

Recipe 3.

Ingredients: 320 g white beans, 260 g onions, 65 g butter, 4 cloves of garlic, 14 g flour, salt, red pepper, parsley, dill.

Wash beans, soak for 7 hours. During this time, we change the water once. Then rinse the beans, cook in 2 liters of fresh water for about an hour without salt. Beat the beans with half the liquid in which they were cooked, beat with a blender. We leave the rest of the broth for refueling. Making a dressing for the soup. To do this, peel the onion, garlic, wash, chop finely. Melt the butter, fry the onion in a saucepan for 5 minutes, add the garlic, leave until golden brown, stirring constantly. Add flour, fry for 2 minutes. Pour in a couple of spoons of broth, mix until smooth. We leave for 3 minutes. Then add the bean puree and salt to the dressing. Bring to a boil. Pour into bowls, sprinkle with a pinch of red pepper and herbs.

Recipe 4.

Ingredients: 210 g canned white beans, 90 g green beans, 180 g broccoli, 340 g tomatoes, 2 sprigs of celery stalks, 120 g medium-sized pasta, 120 g zucchini, 80 g onions, 60 g carrots, 45 g tomato paste, 47 ml of olive oil, 1.6 liters of meat or vegetable broth, 2 cloves of garlic, thyme, salt.

Peel the onion, celery, carrots and garlic, wash, cut into small cubes. Rinse the zucchini, cut into bars. We wash the green beans, cut off the ends. Put chopped celery, onions, carrots in the oil heated in a saucepan. After 8 minutes, add garlic, zucchini, green beans. Close with a lid, keep on fire for 15 minutes, adding a little broth if necessary. Pour tomatoes over with boiling water, remove the skin, cut into cubes, send them to a saucepan for 5 minutes. Boil the broth in a saucepan. Transfer the stewed vegetables to the boiling broth. Cook for half an hour. My broccoli, we divide into parts. Add pre-washed canned beans, broccoli, pasta, tomato paste, thyme to the soup. Salt, cook for 10 minutes.

Recipe 5.

Ingredients: 550 g red beans, 180 g onions, 140 g carrots, 130 g bell pepper, 47 ml vegetable oil, 55 g tomato paste, ½ tsp. hops-suneli, ½ bunch of basil, ½ bunch of cilantro, 3 bay leaves, 2 cloves of garlic, 45 ml of water, salt, pepper.

Wash beans, soak for 7 hours. Cook in fresh water for an hour and a half, salt at the end of cooking. We wash the vegetables, clean them of inedible parts. Cut carrots into strips, onions into small cubes, peppers into large ones. Fry chopped vegetables in hot oil. At the end, add the suneli hops. Mix water with tomato paste, pour in to fried vegetables, simmer for half an hour. Put the bay leaf, peeled and chopped garlic, beans. Salt, keep on fire for 10 minutes. Rinse the greens, chop, add to the beans with vegetables. Pepper, after 3 minutes turn off the fire

Recipe 6.

Ingredients: 420 g canned white beans, 360 g ham, 2 chicken eggs, 370 g breadcrumbs, 160 g flour, 90 g onions, 20 g parsley, 2 cloves of garlic, sunflower oil, salt.

Peel, wash, chop the onion. Fry in oil until transparent. Cut the ham, mix with beans, onions. We clean the garlic, grind it with a crush. Rinse the parsley, chop. Add chopped garlic, herbs to the beans and ham. From the resulting mixture, we make minced meat with a blender or in a meat grinder. We form small round cutlets. Pour flour into one plate, crackers into another, drive eggs into the third. Beat eggs lightly with salt. Fry in oil, dipping bean cutlets in turn - in flour, egg, crackers. Serve with fresh vegetables.

Recipe 7.

Ingredients: 520 g white beans, 80 ml olive oil, 320 g flour, 190 ml water, 1 tbsp. l. starch, salt.

Wash beans, soak for 7 hours. Cook for about an hour. Salt at the end of cooking. Warm 190 ml of water slightly, mix with oil, add a little salt, starch. In this mixture we sift wheat flour in the amount necessary to obtain an elastic dough - about 300 g. Divide the dough into five pieces. Roll out the three parts thinly. Cover the baking sheet with parchment. We spread the rolled dough in turn, bake at 190 degrees for 12 minutes. Roll out the remaining two pieces in the same way. We place one part of the raw dough into a deep greased form, forming the sides. Divide the beans into four parts. Put the first in a mold, add salt, if the beans are unsalted, pour with oil. Put one baked crust on top, and on it again beans and butter. So we alternate layers of cakes and legumes. Put the raw dough on top of the pie, securing it on the sides. Pour with oil, prick with a fork. We bake for 50 minutes pi 200 degrees. We turn on the upper heating 7 minutes before the end.

Recipe 8.

Ingredients: 480 g green beans, 1 duck breast, 480 g raspberries, 70 ml pomegranate juice, 34 ml vegetable oil, 30 g butter, 45 g honey, 115 g sugar, 6 allspice peas, 190 ml wine, salt, coriander ...

My duck, remove the skin, bones. Cut into thin plates. Salt. In a frying pan, mix vegetable oil with butter. Fry the duck until golden brown. Then take out, smear with honey, sprinkle with coriander. Bake at 180 degrees until soft. My beans, cut off the ends. Put it in the butter, where the bird was fried, add salt, add 15 g of sugar, pour in pomegranate juice. Simmer without a lid, stirring for half an hour. Put the beans on a dish, place the duck on top. Mix the remaining sugar with wine in a saucepan, heat, add washed raspberries. We keep it on fire for 7 minutes. Pour the resulting sauce over the dish.

Recipe 9.

Ingredients: 150 g red beans, 600 ml 20% cream, 300 ml milk, 275 g sugar, 4 yolks, ½ lemon, 45 g walnuts, mint.

Soak the beans for 8 hours, boil for about an hour in water with 50 g of sugar. Cool, beat with a blender. Pour in 300 ml of cream, beat thoroughly. Chill in the refrigerator. Rub the lemon zest. Peel and chop the nuts. Mix the yolks with 150 ml of milk, beat. Pour the remaining cream and another 150 ml of milk into a saucepan, add sugar, boil for 3 minutes. Add little by little, stirring constantly, the whipped yolks. Warm up well, remove from heat, without bringing to a boil. Continuing to stir, add the zest, squeeze out the lemon juice. Cool the resulting mass in the refrigerator. Then mix it with a bean puree with a mixer. We send it to the freezer for 2 hours, mixing the ice cream thoroughly every half hour. Then we leave until it hardens completely. Serve in portions, sprinkle with nuts, decorate with mint.

Recipe 10.

Ingredients: 1 glass of black beans, 2 chicken eggs, 160 g of dark chocolate, 140 g of brown sugar, 30 g of instant coffee, 75 g of walnuts, 50 ml of water, a bag of vanilla sugar.

Soak the beans for 5 hours. Rinse, boil the beans until soft. Then we take out and cool. In a water bath we melt the chocolate, add sugar and vanilla sugar to it. We mix. We dilute coffee in hot water. Turn the boiled beans into mashed potatoes with a blender. We drive in eggs, add melted chocolate, coffee. Beat with a blender until smooth. Cover the form with parchment, pour the bean dough. Peel the nuts, cut them into small pieces. Sprinkle them over the dough. We bake at 180 degrees for about 20 minutes. We check the readiness with a stick, which should be slightly damp. Cool brownie, cut into portions.

Bean recipes - this means filling your diet with substances useful for the body, protein and vitamins. The recipes for these dishes include ingredients such as mushrooms, meat, fish, and cheese that go well with legumes.

Beans are able to prevent a number of diseases of the cardiovascular system. It also has diuretic properties and is therefore recommended for some kidney problems. A decoction of beans is useful for nervous overstrain, it will help to quickly restore the body and resist all kinds of stress.

Bean dishes have hundreds of options and are popular not only with us, but also in many cuisines of the world. Healthy legumes go well with vegetables and meats, spices and herbs, which makes it possible to prepare rich soups, lean salads and vitamin snacks, many of which have become the country's trademark, earning fame.

What to cook with beans?

Bean dishes “simple and tasty” are recipes with the help of which any housewife can put on the table not only standard bean soup, but also diversify the menu with tasty and healthy products. Beans are rich in protein and can fully replace meat products, and therefore are an excellent component for lean hot dishes and salads.

1. Bean recipes are varied and will delight you with a delicate taste if, following the general rule, soak the beans in cold boiled water for 12 hours and cook over low heat until tender.
2. Soup with beans and mushrooms will require a minimum of effort. Potatoes, fried carrots, onions and mushrooms are added to the cooked beans and seasoned with herbs.
3. A complete bean and egg second course is easy to prepare. Put the boiled beans on a baking sheet, pour over beaten eggs and bake for 10 minutes.
4. A nutritious salad of red canned beans and smoked chicken fillets is instant: mix the beans with the fillet chunks, add fresh cucumber and season with mayonnaise.

Bean lobio is a traditional Georgian dish famous for its juiciness and aroma. Beans are revered by Caucasian cuisine, and are the main component in the recipe, the principle of which is simple: unleavened bean taste, stewed in spices and tomato sauce, saturated with juices and aromas. Cooking with soaked beans will take an hour and a half.

Ingredients:

• red beans - 300 g;
• walnuts - 120 g;
• tomato juice - 200 ml;
• oil - 50 ml;
• ground red pepper - a pinch;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• clove of garlic - 3 pcs.;
• hops-suneli - 10 g;
• cilantro - a handful.

Preparation

1. Soak the beans for 12 hours. Cook for an hour.
2. Fry onions in oil, add chopped garlic, nuts, beans and tomato juice.
3. Season and simmer for 15 minutes.
4. Georgian bean dishes are decorated with herbs at the end of cooking.

Bean cutlets are a great alternative to meat cutlets. This dish is an excellent find for fasting people, because beans rich in protein are nutritious, low in calories and can replace meat. To create cutlets, any sort of beans is suitable - the main thing is that it is easy to boil and beaten into minced meat, into which, if desired, you can add vegetables.

Ingredients:

• beans - 350 g;
• semolina - 80 g;
• onions - 2 pcs.;
• carrots - 1 pc.;
• oil - 80 ml.

Preparation

1. Soak the beans for 8 hours. Cook, grind in a blender.
2. Fry the carrots and onions. Enter in the bean mass.
3. Add semolina.
4. Shape the patties and fry them.

Red bean soup turns into a tasty and quick dish with a can of canned food at hand. Such a preparation will speed up the cooking time and save you from the long soaking process, which housewives do not like. All you need is to send the beans along with the potatoes into the broth and after 20 minutes remove the finished hot from the stove.

Ingredients:

• canned red beans - 600 g;
• beef - 250 g;
• potatoes - 4 pcs.;
• water - 2 l;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• fresh parsley - a handful;
• tomato paste - 45 g;
• oil - 40 ml.

Preparation

1. Fry the beef.
2. Add onions, tomato paste and a liter of water. Simmer for 20 minutes.
3. Add potatoes and beans. Add water.
4. Simmer the dish for 20 minutes.
5. These red bean dishes are served garnished with herbs.

Bean pate is a nutritious snack that is high in protein and fiber. The dish is universal: it is useful for adults and children, affordable and easy to prepare, well suited for diets. It can be spread on croutons, made sandwiches or wrapped in pita bread. The taste of the pate can be changed by using new spices each time.

Ingredients:

• beans - 250 g;
• olive oil - 65 ml;
• clove of garlic - 3 pcs.;
• provencal herbs - a pinch;
• lemon juice - 30 ml.

Preparation

1. Cook the soaked beans for 2 hours.
2. Whisk in a blender with all ingredients.
3. Send the mass to the refrigerator.
4. The bean snack should be chilled for 12 hours.

Bean and corn salad is a light dish that can be served as a side dish with fish, meat or on its own. Using canned foods, it will not be difficult to cope with a snack in a couple of minutes: you need to season the beans and corn with sauce and give time to brew. A classic dressing with lemon juice and oil will add freshness.

Ingredients:

• canned beans and corn - 180 g each;
• capers - 20 g;
• wine vinegar - 20 ml;
• olive oil - 55 ml;
• honey - 1 tsp.

Preparation

1. Combine beans, corn, and capers.
2. Whisk in the vinegar, oil and honey.
3. Pour the sauce over the salad.
4. infused for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.

The bean garnish is a refreshing addition to nutritious meats and, if used with leguminous beans. They are not as high in calories as their "congeners", and have a huge vitamin reserve, which makes them a desirable component in many recipes. Special attention should be paid to seasonings - green beans are tasteless and need them.

Ingredients:

• green beans - 430 g;
• ginger - 1/4 pcs.;
• chili pepper - 1/4 pcs.;
• starch - 20 g;
• soy sauce - 40 ml;
• sugar - 10 g;
• oil - 45 ml.

Preparation

1. Cook the beans for 5 minutes.
2. Fry with chili and ginger.
3. Combine starch, soy sauce, sugar and 20 ml butter.
4. Pour in the sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Bean dishes are served hot as a side dish.

A popular Georgian snack with a paste-like consistency. The dish consists of two parts: the constant dressing of walnuts, garlic, hot red pepper and suneli hops, and the main ingredient - beans. It is simple to prepare: you just need to scroll through the components in a meat grinder and mold the balls from the mass.

Ingredients:

• canned beans - 450 g;
• walnuts - 120 g;
• cilantro - a pinch;
• clove of garlic - 2 pcs.;
• hops-suneli - 20 g;
• ground red pepper -1/4 tsp;
• pomegranate seeds.

Preparation

1. Put all the ingredients in a blender bowl and grind.
2. Shape the balls, make a depression and fill it with pomegranate seeds.

A dietary meal to include in your weekly diet. For all its simplicity, it provides the broadest selection of components that can be purchased based on personal preference and seasonality. The cooking feature (slow quenching) provides products with the opportunity to exchange flavors and maintain a useful supply.

Ingredients:

• beans - 175 g;
• carrots - 150 g;
• onions - 120 g;
• tomatoes - 80 g;
• water - 450 ml;
• bay leaf - 1 pc .;
• chili pepper - 1/2 pc.;
• zucchini - 150 g.

Preparation

1. Soaked beans, cook for 2 hours.
2. Saute the carrots, onions, zucchini and tomatoes.
3. Add water, beans, laurel and chili.
4. Simmer for 20 minutes under the lid.

Bean sauce is a great alternative to high-calorie mayonnaise dressings, which are high in fat and harmful preservatives. This natural, low-calorie product is quick and easy to prepare and is a great addition to crisps, croutons or fresh vegetables. It is convenient to put it in a container and take it for a picnic.

Cooking beans is not quick, so it's best to plan ahead. In addition to an hour or two, which will take directly cooking, you need to take into account the time for soaking. The good news is that you hardly have to do anything.

How to prepare beans

The first thing to do is check the expiration date. Beans that have been sitting for over a year are likely to be dry. These beans will not become soft and tender, no matter how much you cook them.

Go through the beans (don't worry, it's quick) and discard any shriveled or suspicious beans, stalks, and other debris.

Then rinse the beans thoroughly in a colander under cold running water.

The next step is soaking, and there are several good reasons for this. First, presoaked beans cook faster. This, by the way, is not the main reason: without soaking, the beans will cook longer by only 15–20 minutes.

Secondly, during soaking, oligosaccharides are partially dissolved, which cause increased gas production in the intestine.

Thirdly, it is believed that during soaking, beans lose so-called antinutrients - compounds that interfere with the absorption of nutrients. In particular, legumes contain phytic acid, which interferes with the absorption of zinc, calcium, magnesium and iron.

How to soak beans

There are two ways to soak beans:

1. Slow, or cold, way

Proponents of this method of soaking claim that it eliminates the unpleasant side effects that legumes are famous for. Note, however, that it takes time. Place the beans in a large saucepan, cover with cold water and refrigerate for 12-24 hours.

For 1 cup of beans, you need 5 cups of water.

2. The fast, or hot, way

If there is no time for prolonged soaking, then simply pour the dry beans into a saucepan and fill with water in the same proportion as in the previous method. Bring the water to a boil and cook the beans for 2-3 minutes. Then remove the pan from the stove, cover and let sit for at least 1 hour.

Keep in mind that the volume of beans after soaking and boiling will increase 2-3 times, so choose a larger saucepan.

By the way, some housewives claim that with this method of soaking, the dish turns out to be tastier.

How to cook beans

After soaking, drain the water and rinse the swollen beans in running water. Then place it in a large saucepan and cover with water so that it completely covers the beans. Bring the water to a boil and add a tablespoon of sunflower or sunflower seeds for less foam.

Simmer the beans. You may need to add water to the pot from time to time during the cooking process. Depending on the type of beans, their shelf life and the hardness of the water, the cooking time can be from 0.5 to 2.5 hours.

You don't need to stir the beans during cooking, and you don't need to cover the pot.

To find out if the beans are ready, mash one piece with a fork or fingers. Ideally, the beans should be soft, but not mushy. If the beans are still crunching, then leave them to simmer and check for readiness every 10 minutes.

Subtleties

There is a fairly common myth that salt gives the beans their firmness and firmness, so add it at the end. In fact, salt does not affect the consistency of the beans in any way, unless, of course, you are going to pour them into the pan in handfuls. Herbs and also can be added at any time.

If your recipe requires you to add acidic foods, such as lemon juice, wine, vinegar, or tomatoes, do so after the beans are cooked. Otherwise, the beans may not turn out as tender as we would like.

Cooked beans can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. It is recommended to use flat, shallow containers for this.

Do you have your own secrets of cooking beans? Share them in the comments.