This video show you how to get those deliciously fragrant vanilla beans out of their pod. Whenever possible, opt for the fresh whole vanilla beans over the extracts. A vanilla bean can cost anywhere from $1.50 and up, but the flavor it adds is priceless.
I had such a hard time making black beans until I met the slow cooker. With this magic device I was able to make the deliciousness I was after. In this post I look to show you how to make black beans perfect every time
Did you know that you can grow beans in your garden just by buying ordinary packs of soup beans at your local grocery? Once you start growing beans, you can keep growing them for a lifetime--just keep the seeds around. Soon beans will be sprouting in your garden every year!
Legumes like pinto beans are not only delicious and a staple in any Mexican meal but are also very healthy for you. They may take a little time to cook from scratch but can be made in large batches with out much effort and are extremely cost effective.
Spicy green beans are a great source of nutrition that is very delicious. Learn how to make them in this cooking how-to video. This side dish of spicy green beans goes great with an Asian style dinner. Follow along as our host shows you how to prepare the beans, the spicy sauce and how to to cook them all together.
Baked beans can be much more than the regular ones you're used to. This baked beans recipe takes an old country classic and spruces it up. These beans are easy to make and delicious to eat! In this how to video, Rita Heikenfeld shows you how to cook "Bodacious Baked Beans".
In this tutorial, we learn how to make a vegetarian succotash. To make this, you will need: garlic, onions, green beans, jalapeno pepper, red pepper, diced tomatoes, lima beans, corn, zucchini, cool zucchini, and olive oil. First, heat up the olive oil with some butter in a large pan. Then, saute your chopped onions until they are golden brown. Then, throw in the garlic, red bell pepper, and jalapeno and cook for three minutes. Make sure you have chopped everything up before adding it. Now, a...
One of the tastiest and easiest sidedishes to prepare are butter beans. In this tutorial, learn how to pan fry beans and season them to perfection. This side goes fantastic with tons of cuisines and will please young and old. Enjoy it alone or with a full dinner. Yum!
This salad makes a fresh compliment to any Laotian meal. You will need long beans, lime, chili, cherry tomato, garlic, shrimp paste, fish sauce, sugar, and dried shrimp. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make tum mar toawr, Laotian long bean salad, from Thai chef Kai.
In order to prepare Rustic White Beans with Garlic and Rosemary you will need the following: rosemary, garlic, white beans, yeast flakes, granulated onion, bouillon cubes, smoked paprika, dried parsley, a bay leaf, salt, pepper, sage, garlic, and tomatoes.
In this video, we learn how to make a quick vegetarian chili. You will need: V8 juice, diced tomatoes (2 28 oz cans), red peppers, green peppers, kidney beans, black beans, sweet corn, pinto beans, garbanzo beans, ground cumin, chili powder, red onion, orange peppers, jalapeno peppers, and habanera peppers. Start out by dicing up all your vegetables then grill them. After this, place them into a pot with all the canned beans and everything else. Add in some ready made rice to the pot, then pl...
In this tutorial, we learn how to make pinto beans to compliment your BBQ meal. To start, soak 3-4 lbs of beans overnight in a large pot. The next day, add in 1 lb of chopped bacon, 2 qt beef broth, 1 qt chicken broth, 20 oz can diced tomatoes, chopped yellow onion, 1 tbsp chili powder, a dash of liquid smoke salt, and Lawry's salt. Place this on the stove on medium low heat with a top on for 3-4 hours until the beans are tender, then remove from heat and let the mixture set for around 10 min...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a Chinese-style black bean sauce. Black bean sauce is a flavoring most popular in the cuisine of China. The ingredients required for this black bean sauce recipe are: ground pork, dried fermented black beans, garlic powder, chopped garlic, chicken broth, dark thick soy sauce (not regular), sesame oil, oyster sauce and corn starch. This video provides step-by-step instructions and a visual demonstration that allows the viewer to easily understa...
Sue Radd teaches the secrets to cook Greek style beans with tomato in simple steps. First cut the top and tail of your beans and clean them nicely with water. Now nicely chop a big onion and slice thinly some garlic. Now add some oil in a pressure cooker and add the onions and garlic when the oil is warm. Add some fresh black pepper, mix them well and add the green beans to it. Now mix some tomato paste with water rand add them to the beans. Add some diced tomatoes, mix everything well and co...
How to make sautéed mung beans. For the ingredients you will need the following: mung beans, garlic, pork, spinach, diced tomatoes, chopped onion, shrimp, fish sauce and a beef cube. The mung beans must be boiled before they are sautéed. Clean the beans and soak them in water for 30 minutes beforehand. Place the beef cube in boiling water. The mung beans will absorb the taste while being cooked. Now add the beans. Once the beans are cooked they can be sautéed. Start by adding the garlic in ho...
When given the choice between canned and dried beans, many of us are guilty of reaching for cans. They're much more convenient than investing 5-6 hours of your time to make dried beans edible.
Make vegetarian green bean stew. Ingredients include ½ kilo green beans, fresh or frozen. Ingredients:
In this clip, learn how to make an absolutely delicious salad using two of Betty's favorites: mung bean sprouts and fresh raspberry vinaigrette dressing. This salad is power-packed and contains a ton of protein, vitamins and minerals and is practically calorie free! If you are watching what you eat or just looking for something fresh and healthy for summer, give this recipe a shot. Enjoy!
Green beans are delicious and easy to grow. Do you have too many? It turns out they can be canned in such a way that they last up to five years, making them great emergency food supplies. Watch this video to learn how you too can can green beans.
Want to have fresh produce year-round? Extend the life of garden vegetables by freezing your green beans or string beans. This is an easy cooking technique you can use, all you need is a pot, some water and a few plastic bags to keep your vegetables fresh for a long period of time.
Black beans are delicious and very good for you. These little guys are packed with vitamins, minerals and appetite friendly fiber to keep you going.
Peel onion, chop in half, and finely slice. Pan fry onion in vegetable oil with salt and pepper. Cook until golden brown. In a foil pan, add 1 can of Bush’s Baked Beans, 1 can of Heinz Beans, cooked onions, 1 cup homemade BBQ sauce (detailed in his previous video), 1 tablespoon mustard, and pepper to taste. Add more BBQ sauce to get a dark brown color. Then, add several slices of raw bacon to cover top of bean mixture. Next, layer with chopped ringed baloney. Cover with foil and bake in oven,...
The next step in ultimate coffee brewing. Roasting your own beans creates the freshest cup of coffee. Roasting beans at home, ultimate coffee luxury. Forget Starbucks!
Here is a warm hearty winter dish with a Mexican flare to it. Watch this how-to video tutorial as our host shows you how to make Boston baked beans with chorizo. Chorizo is a spicy and flavorful type of sausage used in Mexico. It is sure to add flavor to this classic Boston baked bean recipe.
These barbecue beans, loaded with big slices of bacon, are ready to eat in only a couple of hours. The bacon, home-made rub and sauce, sweet molasses and brown sugar in these beans will get you some "good eatin'" smiles at your next barbecue. Just don't tell 'em how you made 'em. That's our secret.
Succotash is traditionally served at Thanksgiving. In this how to video Chef Paul explains how to make flavorful soccotash. All you need for this recipe is: corn, lima beans, onions, butter, green beans and stock.
Mmm, curry. It was probably the singular thing that turned us on to Indian food and those signature warm, deep spices present in many Indian dishes. Get yourself addicted today by making this simple and healthy Indian style kidney bean curry. This type of curry has a very deep, ginger-tinged flavor and its large dose of kidney beans provides vegetarian protein. Manjula shows you how to cook rajma.
This Black bean soup from Dani Spies has a little kick with it straight from the Carribean. Some black beans,reduced fat coconut milk,and jalapenos for that extra flavor that will be having you running a three alarm fire in your mouth.
To prepare this wok Thai dish you will need mung bean noodles, chicken, fish sauce, sugar, garlic, cooking oil, eggs, red bell pepper, bean sprouts, green onions, cilantro and chicken broth.
Love to cook beans from scratch but hate to wait for them to soak? Well, sorry to say, you still have to soak them. But by soaking an extra-large batch in advance, then storing the pre-soaked beans in zip-top bags in the freezer, they'll be ready to cook at a moment's notice.
Watch this instructional video to learn how to cook mixed beans. All you need is garlic, onion, bacon grease, bell peppers, mixed beans, salt, and pepper.
Everyone starts their mornings differently, but one common thread amongst the masses tends to be the consumption of coffee, albeit in many different forms—instant, pre-ground, K-Cups, Nespresso, and so on. And I'm sure that we all have our own preferred methods, as well.
This tutorial video will teach you to make Zenzai and Anko, two Japanese red bean sweet treats. Ingredients for Zenzai and Anko
In this video, we learn how to cook country style green beans. To start, you will need to purchase two cans of green beans, it doesn't matter what style you buy, whatever you like. From here, pour the green beans and all the liquid into a sauce pan. Now, add in 1 tbsp oil (whatever kind you like) into the pan along with one packet of Goya ham flavored seasoning. This will season your dish as if 1/4 lb of smoked country ham has been added. Sprinkle this in and then heat it up and stir. When fi...
In this video, we learn how to cook bacon-wrapped green bean bundles. First, purchase a large can of French style green beans. Drain the liquid from them and then bunch up a small amount in a bundle. Then, take your favorite kind of bacon and let it thaw. From here, wrap the bacon around the green beans, cutting the bacon in half if it's a small bundle. Put a toothpick in the middle to keep it all together, then place on a baking pan lined with foil. Bake in the oven at 300 degrees for 15 min...
In order to prepare "White Trash" style green snap beans, you will need the following: snap beans, red potatoes, salt, and bacon.
In this tutorial, we learn how to cook kidney beans. you will need: kidney beans, salt, pepper, cumin, tsp beef base, onions, green peppers, vegetable oil, tomato sauce, pumpkin, and water. First, wait until your pot is hot then add in your oil, onions, pepper, salt, peppers, cumin, and beef base. Stir this all up until well combined then cook for three minutes. Then, add in tomato sauce, beans, pumpkin, and water to the mixture and keep mixing. Then, cover and cook for 25 minutes on medium h...
This video demonstrates how to make your own Wiccan runes. You need ordinary, commercially grown lima beans. You can also make smaller ones using smaller beans or you can use river stones. Use a rune chart. These can be found in most New Age shops or you can download one for free online. Choose beans without cracks. Use a marker pen, or a "Sharpie" to mark each rune on one stone or bean. Copy the whole chart. When you have done this you can bless the runes. They can be kept with some sacred s...
Chef John from Food Wishes shows you how to make white chili. Take a couple pounds of boneless skinless chicken thighs and cut into half inch pieces. Place them in the pot with vegetable oil on high heat and cook for about 5 minutes. Get other ingredients together: 1 diced onion, garlic, cumin, cinnamon, chipotle pepper, cayenne pepper, pepper, salt and oregano. As soon as chicken juice gets syrupy, add onions and spices. Add a quart of chicken stock. Let simmer. Take peppers (red, green, & j...
Around the World in 80 Dishes fires up your taste buds in Sichuan, China, with a demonstration of Ma-Po Tofu (Spicy Bean Curd with Beef), prepared by Chef Shirley Cheng. You will need Sichuan peppercorns, soft (not silken) tofu, Chinese hot bean paste or chili bean sauce, Chinese black bean paste or sauce, oyster sauce, Asian chili powder, cornstarch, peanut oil, ground beef, ginger, garlic, scallion, Shaohsing rice wine, leek, chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth, light soy sauce, dark ...
