tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33131521.post3977622002507638690..comments2024-03-28T22:59:24.437+11:00Comments on where's the beef? Vegetarians in Melbourne: June 13-15, 2010: Maple baked beansCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07147906610629741961noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33131521.post-62788414107358959142010-07-01T12:18:07.454+10:002010-07-01T12:18:07.454+10:00Will do - thanks Jean!Will do - thanks Jean!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147906610629741961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33131521.post-24984462184696986942010-07-01T12:12:41.956+10:002010-07-01T12:12:41.956+10:00Yes I would also advocate against skipping the fir...Yes I would also advocate against skipping the first cooking phase - maybe just shorten it. I've had beans that I ended up having to cook in the sauce in the slowcooker for more than 24 hours :( But people do say it depends on the freshness of the beans etc (see lengthy discussion of this in comments re smitten kitchen slowcooker black bean soup).jeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33131521.post-53463911748498408912010-06-23T17:22:59.791+10:002010-06-23T17:22:59.791+10:00Fantastic! I was given a huge slow cooker about a ...Fantastic! I was given a huge slow cooker about a month after I turned veg and I haven't really used it - might start with these beans. Yummo.lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01360941729345573146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33131521.post-60450029582958917282010-06-22T19:38:41.699+10:002010-06-22T19:38:41.699+10:00Hey Stru, thanks for that advice! Perhaps it'...Hey Stru, thanks for that advice! Perhaps it'd be safer to try reducing both cooking times rather than cutting one out entirely. I'll keep that in mind next time.<br /><br />Johanna, it is a little strange! I was anti-beans of all kinds for many years and just never took up the tinned baked ones later on.<br /><br />Hope to see it on your blog, Jess! I'm just as happy eating them for lunch or dinner. :-)Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147906610629741961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33131521.post-73319239148897234072010-06-21T23:15:08.728+10:002010-06-21T23:15:08.728+10:00I love baked beans, and you have just given me a b...I love baked beans, and you have just given me a brunch project.<br /><br />Hmm...Jesshttp://thatjessho.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33131521.post-66589053299788333122010-06-21T21:13:02.526+10:002010-06-21T21:13:02.526+10:00I tend to reach for a can of beans because I find ...I tend to reach for a can of beans because I find organising myself around soaking beans is a challenge but I do love it when I soak my own - and this reminds me that I have some dried black beans in the pantry. <br /><br />I am more amazed that you don't eat tinned baked beans - that is a staple and a comfort food in our houseJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33131521.post-25992140852223550412010-06-21T11:59:05.853+10:002010-06-21T11:59:05.853+10:00Looks good!
With the beans, I'd be careful of...Looks good!<br /><br />With the beans, I'd be careful of trying to skip the first cooking stage and going straight to the sauce stage... acid can stop them softening and the tomato paste *might* have enough to be a problem.<br /><br />Once I didn't have a problem cooking them in the sauce, but another time they just didn't soften, so even though i had par-cooked them previously, they were too hard at the end becuase they didn't soften further.<br /><br />Might not be a problem, but maybe...Struhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663675069518941507noreply@blogger.com