My current favorite bean situation (a recipe from a friend):
- 2 cans* of beans (usually black)
- 1-2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1/2 onion, diced (yellow or white)
- Salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, to taste
- Drain and rinse beans (if from a can).
- Put them in a medium-sized pot.
- Fill pot with water just until beans are covered.
- Add all ingredients and stir.
- Bring to a boil with the lid on.
- Turn down to low to simmer for 30 minutes.
- Take off lid, stir, and finish cooking until you have your desired consistency (we like it a little mushy).
*I haven’t been able to figure this out texture-wise with our dried black beans, even after soaking and cooking for a long time, so I’ll have to work on that a bit. But beans in cans work really well!
What are your favorite ways to make beans?
We eat a lot of beans, and I like to use the instant pot to cook dried beans because I don’t even have to remember to soak them overnight. We eat beans in enchiladas, tacos, nachos, southern style pintos and cornbread, black beans and rice, and I love to add them to soups to bulk it up a bit. Tomato soup with chickpeas or heart northerns is fantastic!