BMW Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 A few times a year I make a pot of beans. Many times I flavor the broth (after soaking and rinsing, etc) with beef flavor and toss in onion... sometimes a bit of bacon... sometimes a pork roast bone with leftover meat on it... Each time, though my kids enjoy it all right and I think it is tasty, it just doesn't taste good to dh. He bought a bunch of dried beans recently and tried looking for a bean soup flavor packet. He is sure that the flavor packet is just the thing. I cannot find a bean soup flavor packet, either. Does anyone have a recipe?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meet me in paris Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 What kind of beans are you talking about? I like them all seasoned a bit differently. :) Those flavor packets are usually loaded with MSG - that's why dh's brain is saying they taste so good! These are good simple recipes: http://www.recipezaar.com/Panera-Bread-Black-Bean-Soup-49737 it calls for canned beans - I would soak a bag of black beans overnight and double the recipe (or only use half the bag). This one is my favorite for a bag of lentils: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/lentil-soup-recipe/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 A few times a year I make a pot of beans. Many times I flavor the broth (after soaking and rinsing, etc) with beef flavor and toss in onion... sometimes a bit of bacon... sometimes a pork roast bone with leftover meat on it... Each time, though my kids enjoy it all right and I think it is tasty, it just doesn't taste good to dh. He bought a bunch of dried beans recently and tried looking for a bean soup flavor packet. He is sure that the flavor packet is just the thing. I cannot find a bean soup flavor packet, either. Does anyone have a recipe?? I put in bacon and an onion when I start the beans cooking. Toward the end of cooking (like the last 30 minutes) I add a can of mild ro-tel (drained), close to a tablespoon of chili powder, a teaspoon of salt (you can always add more at the end if needed), a teaspoon of black pepper, 1/2 a teaspoon white pepper, 1/2 a teaspoon cumin and a few shakes of Louisiana Hot Sauce. I know a lot of people use garlic too but I don't like the flavor of garlic or garlic powder in pinto beans and neither does my dh (even though I use garlic in *lots* of recipes). eta: meet me in paris has a good point. I assumed you were talking about pinto beans because of the bacon. But I also looove to make black beans or lentils. I cook these completely differently than pinto beans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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