I grafted today's recipe from a rather unusual little cook book I picked up last time I was in Portland, SOY, NOT "OI!" is an awesome little recipe book/punk zine filled with enough awesomely tasty recipes and vegan anarchy that it has become one of my favorite cook books!
AND I just found out you can buy yourself one right here:
It's a couple bucks more than I paid for it, but hey you don't have to drive all the way to Portland, Oregon!
Sure it's easy to buy cans of beans for a dollar or two but save up and buy a BIG bag of dry beans and you will be living! This recipe is way tastier than those canned beans you're used to and not much harder either!
INGREDIENTS:
-2 cups of dry pinto beans
-1 Can of tomato Paste (or half a can of tomato sauce)
-1 Onion
OPTIONAL:
-Mushrooms
-Bell peppers
-Tomatoes
-(Serve with:) 2 cups of rice (cooked)
As with all beans you start with scratch you're going to need to soak them in water and let it sit there for at least 8 hours if not over night (just remember to do it the night before or first thing in the morning) Just fill the pan with water and let it sit. Add some salt and pepper here too so that it can soften the beans a bit. If you can check on it once in a while and just add water if the beans end up above water (they like to absorb quite a bit of water) Easy so far...
flash forward 8 hours and then I drain the nasty bean water and strain the beans under a cold tap!
Next fill the pan up again with fresh water, and bring to a boil! AND add a couple drips of olive oil!
As your waiting for it to boil you can start cutting the onions (and mushrooms if you want them)And then when the beans boil you can take the heat down to a medium temp and throw in the chopped goodies!
Next you're gonna wanna let that boil for like an hour and half!
Keep adding water as needed (but if you keep it covered while its cooking it seems to require less added water)
After the beans are all soft and nice you can drain whatever water's left and then thow them back on the heat and add your tomato paste (and tomatoes if you got um) and here's where you can spice to your taste... salt, pepper, chili, a bit of curry powder and some paprika seems like a nice combo, but see what works for you!
now let it cook like this stirring occasionally until the beans are all globby and beautiful :)
now just throw it over some rice or just have it straight! and ENJOY!
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