I bought these beans at the farmers market over the summer. I thought I would experiment with them and find a recipe online. Stephanie and I shelled them all into a bowl and then I got busy and they had sat in the bowl on the counter for a couple days. By the time I got back to them they were getting moldy and sprouted, so I tossed them. Just wondering if anyone knows what type of beans these are. Or, if they taste good when cooked.
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1 Joanna // Oct 8, 2008 at 7:44 am
Hi Rachelle - The pink ones are cranberry beans. They’re easy to cook, but they do lose their pretty color when you cook them. Here are a couple preparation ideas:
http://cooking-books.blogspot.com/2008/10/borlotti-or-cranberry-beans.html
http://www.amateurgourmet.com/2008/09/cranberry_beans.html
2 monica // Oct 9, 2008 at 1:36 am
ciao,
I don’t remember why I know this space but I read it every day. I really like your photos.
I’m writing from Italy and these beans are really common. We call them borlotti… they have a funny name.
We use them expecially in soups with mixed vegetables, but also in soups only with them and some tomatoes. When they are cooked their color change and become brown.
Here you can find them already cooked in cans and you can eat them as they are. For example in salads (add a small onion cut in little slices, olive oil tuna, salt, pepper, oil and vinegar… great!).
They are really good! I love them. If you are a vegetarian you can substitute meat with them as they have a lot of proteins.
Sorry for my english…
ciao,
monica
3 Edwin Chua // Oct 9, 2008 at 3:40 am
looks like wax beans
4 Chuck // Oct 11, 2008 at 11:03 am
Sorry to hear that they molded, ‘chelle. After you and Steph shelled those you should have let them sill dry, then stored them for future use. I did that with some white beans I bought at Green City Market over the summer and I’m just about ready to put them in a soup.
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