A Tale of Two Cans of Beans
Nicole Dieker
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There is only Goya.

PS It is super easy to make beans from the bag, and WAY better. Soak ’em overnight (leave about 2 inches of water above the beans, they will absorb the liquid). If you are not ready to cook the next day, NO PROB — throw them with the liquid in the freezer.

Make a flavor base of a buillon cube + onions and peppers + oregano + 1 tsp tomato paste at the bottom of a pot. Fry for a little bit. Dump in beans, cook at a low simmer for 1 hour. (If you have a pressure cooker, it goes super fast.) Throw in some cilantro with the beans (tie together so you can pull out afterwards; if you don’t like the taste of cilantro, do it anyway. As a professed cilantro hater, it is a must have in beans).

= lots of cooked, healthy beans that also freeze well. You can also do the same flavor base with canned beans. Enjoyyyy

PPS Ain’t never no shame in buying canned beans, but the fresh ones can’t be beat.