LEGUMES

What are the best tasting legumes?

I've literally never made beans in my entire life, but I know that kidney beans taste much better than lentils, for example.

Different beans go well with different foods. Eating any bean plain is boring and not recommended. My personal favorite for best flavor by itself is black beans, which I can eat with just salt and enjoy.

yes, but certain beans just taste more "meaty" and satisfying, like kidney beans.

I don't think this has anything to do with what they're cooked with, but the bean itself.

Légumes*

Not OP but can this be a bean thread? I want to replace as much meat in my diet as possible with beans, but the only bean recipe I know is pasulj which uses pork.

What are some easy bean recipes?

Also I know how to make stewed lentils with cumin, carrot, onion, celery

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I like red kidney beans for red beans and rice.
Pinto beans are good for refried beans or burrito filling.
Black beans are good for eating by themselves.

Here's my new goto Dollar Store/Wlmart bean recipe:

1lb pinto beans
1 large onion chopped
6 cloves of garlic diced
2 jalapenos chopped, seeds and all
1 32 0z. box of beef broth
1 Tbsp of Mexican Oregano
1 package of smoked pork neck bones (Walmart) - You can also use bacon, sausage, etc. but the neck bones are $1.50 at Walmart.

Soak beans overnight.

Saute onion and garlic and jalapeno until fragrant. Add the cumin and oregano and saute for another minute.

Add the beans, smoked neck bones, and carton of beef broth until the beans are just covered.

Bring to a simmer, lower heat to low, and put a lid on it propped in a way that steam escapes.

Simmer for three hours and remove neck bones and let them cool. Then pull off all the meat (It will be fall off the bone tender), give it a rough chop and put it back in the pot for another 30 minutes.

Take out two cups and puree it in a blender or food processor, and pour it back in to the pot. Stir to thicken, and you're done.

I immediately freeze half of it for later. This pic does not give it justice. This shit is AMAZING!

Cost:

Beans- $1.00
Neck Bones- $1.50
Beef Broth- $2.00
Cumin and Oregano- $1.00 apiece (Buy the cellophane packages, NOT the little bottles.
Onion and jalapeno- $1.00 combined.

So, for around six dollars you'll have a flavorful pot of beans that will easily last you four or five days. Try it, you will not be disappointed!

I am a bean man.

***OFFICIAL BEAN RANKING***
^^^Canned Edition^^^
1. Chickpeas
2. Black Beans
3. White Kidney Beans
4. Navy Beans
6. Red Kidney Beans
7. Lentils
8. Pinto Beans
9. Black Eyed Peas
10. Faba