Home Cook's Dry Bean Experimentation Yields Promising Results In a unique online post, a home cook is sharing their journey of exploring dry beans, with a focus on perfecting the cooking process. The individual, who has been experimenting with dry beans for a few attempts, has recently achieved a breakthrough with a recipe inspired by the popular food blog Love & Lemons. The cook has detailed their steps, including a 10-hour soak, a three-hour cooking time, and the addition of aromatics like onions and spices like cumin. The result is a dish with good consistency and texture, but the cook is looking to add more flavor with ideas such as adding cayenne pepper and scallions. Readers are invited to share their suggestions and expertise in the comments, making for a fascinating discussion on the art of cooking dry beans.
I'm exploring dry beans. Mostly out of interest. I'm posting to share my early steps and solicit input. I've done some research and some experimenting. The most recent source has been from Love & Lemons. I didn't do what I they said, so all deficiencies are on me. I started the soak after dinner. I got back to it around 10a the next morning and drained. I started the cook around noon. Aromatics were onions. At about three hours the water was getting very very low and I topped up with chicken broth and added S&P and cumin. I kept an eye on them and stirred every 30 to 60 minutes. Temp up and down so it was at a bare simmer. Not hovering over it but regular checks. Consistency was really good and texture was good. Not very exciting. Definitely the best I've done in two or three attempts. Absent ideas that resonate, I'm going add more cumin and some cayenne. Maybe scallions late in the cook. I haven't been taking the onions out and don't plan to. I like them. Discuss. submitted by /u/SVAuspicious [link] [comments]
