vagriller
Head Chef
I like to make chili and soup, and I have a question. Is it preferable to use canned beans or reconstitute dried beans? I have never had luck reconstituting dried beans. They always seem a little hard.
pdswife said:I use canned beans for chili
and dried for soup. WHY? Don't ask me. It's just what I do.
Why do you rinse the beans? The liquid is very flavorful. I always add it in preference to water in chili or soups or even salads. I've fixed these dishes with the beans with the can liquid and rinsed without the liquid and I cannot tell any difference in digestion. The dishes are just more flavorful with the can liquid.ChefJune said:... I rinse off the canned beans very well and proceed.
Aurora said:Why do you rinse the beans? The liquid is very flavorful. I always add it in preference to water in chili or soups or even salads. I've fixed these dishes with the beans with the can liquid and rinsed without the liquid and I cannot tell any difference in digestion. The dishes are just more flavorful with the can liquid.
I've always wondered why recipes specify to discard the liquid and rinse the beans well.
I'd love to hear some good reasons other than "my mother did it that way" or "that's what the recipe said to do".
Alton, are you out there?
Aurora said:I'd love to hear some good reasons other than "my mother did it that way" or "that's what the recipe said to do".