Beans. I love growing them. Cooking beans, well depends on my mood. Eating beans, no I am not jumping up and down. Especially on their own, no. They are good for me I know but they just don’t excite me.
I am however trying to have more vegetarian meals in my diet. Beans are always a good substitute for meat. I especially do not like any faux meat like soy meat. So I have been trying a few recipes to see what I like. And, I really like this bean curry.
Sugar beans are the most common variety of beans grown in Zimbabwe. They look like pinto beans but the streaks are maroon.
The best way to cook beans is to soak them overnight and cook them the next morning. I dont like the taste of the beans when I do it that way so I prefer to boil my beans. To save on power I make a huge batch of beans at a time and freeze what we do not eat, then reheat whenever we eat the rest. I have actually been looking at ways of making food in bigger batches so that I do not cook often or just reduce my cooking times.
Here is the recipe I used for this bean curry.
