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Posted: 14:40 - 18 Apr 2022 Post subject: |
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Not done refried beans but can confirm a pressure cooker is an ideal way of cooking dried pulses quickly and effectively. Been doing a lot of pressure cooking lately because Mrs stinkwheel is on a save the planet drive and it does 4 hours worth of simmering in about half an hour on the lowest gas setting and the dried pulses are both cheaper and have a lower transport footprint (and are tastier varieties, they select tough skinned varieties for the canning process). Makes a cracking channa masala. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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https://vegfaqs.com/beans-wont-soften/
Incidentally
what them muricans call baking soda is what we call Bi-carbonate of soda.
what we call Baking soda is a mixture Bi-carb and Cream of tartar
Alkaline and acid powders which when moisture is added release CO2
to make stuff rise ____________________ bikers smell of wee |
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I may have to experiment with this mushy peas thingie. The senior consort has taken to treating me to a fish supper now and then, and it does include this rather questionable item.
Might try my hand at making them a few times and then inflict it upon him on some weekend in the very near future ____________________ Not nearly as interesting in real life. |
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Yep
Yer right, I stand corrupted
always get them mixed up
wasn't at school the day they did chemicals n stuff ____________________ bikers smell of wee |
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Late to this one, but we always make our own refried beans for the very reason the OP is interested; it's much much cheaper!
So, this is what I do (and yes, you will need a pressure cooker - possible to do without, but you'll be there for hours - buy one anyway, they're fantastic and much underrated):
500g bag of dried pinto beans, empty into the pressure cooker and rinse with water, then add in boiling water plus enough to go a few inches above the beans. A few tablespoons of oil (helps stop frothing while boiling) then cook on high pressure for 25 minutes (this will be a very low hob setting once it's up to pressure). Release pressure and check the beans - they should be very easy to squash against the side of the pan, softer than baked beans. If not, lid back on and pressure cook for another 5-10 minutes and check again. I find pulses can vary from batch to batch so the cooking time can change.
Once cooked, leave to one side and in a large pan (big enough to contain the beans) heat up some sunflower oil, then add in 5 whole but peeled garlic cloves. Fry until they're golden all over, then mash into the oil with the back of a spoon. Add in 2 tsp of ground cumin, 1 tsp chilli powder and fry for 30 seconds, then start adding the beans in with a slotted spoon (don't worry about some liquid being carried over). Once they're all in, start breaking them up with a spoon - if they're well cooked, this should happen fairly naturally with stirring. Add in the remaining liquid as necessary to get consistency you want, then season with salt to taste. Bingo!
Tip: like most cooked pulses than have been mashed, they will thicken substantially the first time they cool (never understood why this happens though), so keep some of the liquid aside so you can add a bit in if you are keeping some mix back. This will make the equivalent of 3-4 tins of refried beans; I freeze it in plastic takeaway trays and defrost in the microwave when I want to use them.
Edit: should note that if you're buying a pressure cooker, volumes are misleading. They're quoted as a 6 litre, but that's the brim capacity and you should never cook pulses more than a 1/3 of the way up the cooker (to allow headspace for foam/expansion as you don't want the valve blocking!). So always go a bit bigger than you want. We have a 6 litre and it's a good size. ____________________ TG. |
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There's a guy who knows his beans!
My pot method is to keep it as simple as possible. I sweat down finely chopped onion in a good glug of olive oil and a couple of garlic cloves with ground pepper, about 1 small onion to a tins worth of bean. Then add the beans with a level teaspoon of smoked paprika and stir/mash until a satisfying consistancy, salt to taste. In the past ive cooked down the onion in bacon fat which is great but i dont eat bacon any more so hence the smoked paprika which works just as well.
This guy is good for all things Tex-mex, though how he isn't the size of a house i dont know.
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You need to wash your lentils before cooking. Also bring them up to the boil and skim the scum off the top. Frothy scum is a normal feature of cooking red lentils in particular. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 2 years, 8 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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