Dried beans etc vs tinned

Badgergal

Thanks for clearing that up squeaky, I was confused by the slight inconsistency there, where it first spoke about kidney beans etc then claimed all pulses needed to be boiled for 10 mins...I hate it when stuff is unclear like that, it drives me loopy...

Are the dried beans in Morrison's etc near all the curry pastes and stuff? There is a Morrisons near my workplace but stuff is not always arranged in a logical way (to my mind!)

squeaky

It took me aback a moment or two when I first read it. If you then go back and read it being fairly sure that not all pulses are poisonous it looks different. Just badly written.

As for Morrisons - dunno miss

henhog

I tend to use tinned beans (value ones) because I don't tend to be organised enough to plan in advance to soak dried ones. I know OH does cook dried beans in the pressure cooker very successfully and he always says these taste better (but then again, he would!) In a lot of things, like a sausage casserole for instance, I just chuck in a tin or two of value baked beans, no matter what beans are specified. Not very sophisticated, I know but it does the trick for a family meal.

raeble

Flimber wrote:

And while we're on the subject, I soaked some Yellow Split Peas overnight just as yer supposed to do but the night in question was Monday. So the question is this: is 'oversoaking' safe ? They've had three changes of Filtered water.

Thanks,
Mike.

I oversoaked some butter beans, the only problem I found was they started sprouting. Not really a problem - apparently sprouting beans have more nutrients? As I'm still alive to tell the tale I wouldn't say there was much of a problem with it. I wouldn't leave it forever in the water though, just a couple of days.

Loadsabob

Badgergal wrote:

Chickpeas are one of my faves - do you have to boil them or just soak?

I adore chickpeas, too. I soak them overnight (though the pack says five hours), then put them on to boil when I get in from work the night I'm going to use them. They're supposed to cook for an hour, so I get them boiling first, then add them later to whatever it is I'm cooking them in (usually something bunged together wither peppers, tomatoes and lots of black pepper and cumin. Served with brown rice! Now I'm just making myself hungry! I love chickpeas!

Debt_Free_Chick

Dried pulses are almost certainly cheaper. Look at the price per 100g compared with tinned.

Also, consider that tinned have additives - often sugar and/or salt and water. You are paying for that - and paying for the "convenience" of having it tinned and ready to use.

Asian supermarkets are a great source for OS dried pulses at OS prices

Flimber

raeble wrote:

I oversoaked some butter beans, the only problem I found was they started sprouting. Not really a problem - apparently sprouting beans have more nutrients? As I'm still alive to tell the tale I wouldn't say there was much of a problem with it. I wouldn't leave it forever in the water though, just a couple of days.

I cooked them anyway...and then went off to do something else. About an hour later I was alerted by a strange, sweet, sickly smell that I'd forgotten about them...

The question now is how do I clean this black stuff off the bottom of my stainless steel pan before 'she' sees it ? :rolleyes:

Mike.

Badgergal

I am definitely making a trip to Tooting close by to me, it's a very Asian area and my soapmaking friend assures me they sell huge amounts of bicarb and vinegar etc, so I'll be sure to get my pulses etc from there too! Asian shops are incredibly handy aren't they!

Flimber, if it makes you feel any better, I boiled two eggs dry for the first time ever the other day...got all involved in decluttering drawers in the other room! Luckily the black stuff came off the saucepan...!

Loadsabob

Flimber wrote:

The question now is how do I clean this black stuff off the bottom of my stainless steel pan before 'she' sees it ? :rolleyes:
Mike.

Ooh, over to the cleaning thread!! My boyfriend won't even use my steamer now, because he boiled it black when doing some potatoes. I've tried to tell him, it won't wreck stainless steel, but he's too nervous now!... I've done it myself, I think I soaked it overnight in bicarb before using a soft scourer. Came off like a dream.

Flimber

Thanks. It wouldn't budge at first but after about ten minutes in v.v. hot soapy water the scouring pad started to work.

Mike.