Post Punk Kitchen Forum

So what is your favourite use for the dark lovelies?

Lately I've been loving Appetite for Reduction Mango BBQ Beans. I also like to turn kidney beans into beanballs or throw them into a marinara for a simple pasta dish.

Chili of course, but you already knew that... To be honest, though, I'm a total slacker and most times I eat kidney beans in this form:

It's great in a tortilla with the usual suspects or with potato wedges/chips and a salad.

+1 on chili. That's just about the only thing I use kidney beans for.

rancho beans from Hell Yeah It's Vegan: http://hellyeahitsvegan.com/?p=482 absolute fav. fo 'sho.

Chili, specifically vegan diner chili.

v'con red beans and roasted red pepper gumbo!

http://vegandad.blogspot.com/2007/12/co ... kpeas.html with kidney beans= easy dinner heaven! I add veggies sometimes too.

Make a loaf! Or chilli, it is raining over here on the west coast so that is my favourite idea right now.

Always chili. Or a chili potpie, with a polenta crust

Chili mac! My 3 year olds favorite meal.

Chili!

Not my favorite bean, so I don't really pursue using it more than for chili and just plain on salads.

Kidney beans are my favourite bean. I use them in chilli's, I make tomato pasta sauce with them, salads, AFR mango bbq beans - basically what everyone else has said.

Chili potpie is a favorite in my house. I usually just use the v'con corn bread recipe for the crust.
There are also some delicious Indian recipes that use kidney beens. And they are good in a 3 been salad.

This recipe for kidney bean banchan (Korean side dish) conveniently popped into RSS feed yesterday.

I look to cook them in a skillet with onions and seasoning then mash them. It's pretty much just refried beans but with kidney beans.

I love refried beans so I don't care what kind they are.

Chili or soup! Though I like black beans best.

I forgot about red beans and rice! The jambalaya in Veganomicon is delicious.

I'm a n00b with dried beans, but for the sake of being more cost-efficient/pennywise, I am giving it a try. I've kept my kidney beans soaking for a day and a half, but realized they could have been done sooner. Now, they've been cooking for nearly 3 1/2 hours, and there's still an unpleasant aftertaste like chemicals. I know about the poisonous compound in kidney beans, but how long am I supposed to cook them before they no longer taste like that/are safe to eat? They were a little stiffer than completely buttery before, but now I'd bet they're practically at the right texture. I'm just using the stovetop method.

This was going to be my suggestion! This is my go-to for red beans. But I do also throw them into chili. And I did make a soup recipe out of Vegan Mediterranean Kitchen once that called for kidney beans.

I make these burgers pretty much once a week, they're super cheap and easy and tasty :D

and this rosemary soup is delicious!

I made this rajma the other day http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2009/02/ ... ean-curry/ - yum!

Spicy red bean pate :) Drain and rinse, add some water, olive oil, lemon juice and spices then blend or mash together.

That's mainly what I use them for, chili or salad. I just ate some on a bed of lettuce with quinoa, avocado, red onion and carrot. I like them when I cook them properly, I usually mess them up though, or else I buy canned.