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A Christmas Miracle!

December 20th, 2015 at 11:28 pm

Okay, that is a very strong statement. But I had to share that I was finally successful at cooking dried black beans! It feels like a Christmas miracle. I've tried a couple times before with no success. The beans were still unedible after hours of soaking and cooking.

I know someone here mentioned that using old beans could be part of the issue. And knowing that I have neglected bags of beans before cooking, I decided I needed to try again.



And yes, fresh beans worked out just like the direction stated! So tonight we had brown rice, black beans (which were seasoned with cumin, onions and garlic), salsa and sour cream. Yummy!! And pretty cheap.

I have at least 5 cups of beans left. I have put 2 containers of 2 cups of beans in the freezer. The rest were mixed in with the leftover rice, so someone will have some lunch this week. Probably me!

Posted in Healthy Living | 7 Comments »

7 Responses to “A Christmas Miracle!”

  1. PatientSaver Says:
    December 21st, 2015 at 12:35 am 1450658140
    1450658140

    Hooray for beans!

  2. alice4now Says:
    December 21st, 2015 at 01:56 am 1450662994
    1450662994

    It took me a couple tries, too, I never could figure out what I was doing wrong. In addition to soaking before cooking the beans in the crockpot, I was told to not add the salt until the end of the cook cycle. Supposedly the salt prevents the beans from getting soft.

  3. creditcardfree Says:
    December 21st, 2015 at 03:37 am 1450669064
    1450669064

    That could be true alice4now, not sure I ever used salt in the past, but this time I know I didn't. Soaking and cooking in the crockpot. Easy!

  4. CB in the City Says:
    December 21st, 2015 at 02:07 pm 1450706845
    1450706845

    I've had trouble cooking beans, too! But now that I know I cannot digest beans, I don't try any more! I'm happy for you, though!

  5. pjmama Says:
    December 21st, 2015 at 02:25 pm 1450707935
    1450707935

    Yummmmm Smile

  6. My English Castle Says:
    December 21st, 2015 at 07:14 pm 1450725262
    1450725262

    I'm hoping my new pressure cooker will be the answer.
    Congrats to you!

  7. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    December 22nd, 2015 at 12:42 am 1450744964
    1450744964

    Yeah! Nothing like home made beans. Smile

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