Review of the slow cooker black beans recipe.
From Nigella’s Simply cookbook.
An easy slow cooker recipe.
Where you cook the black beans from dry.
No pre-soak required.
See also my previous post.
For a review of her slow cooker chickpea recipe.
From the same cookbook.
Slow Cooker Black Beans Recipe Review
As with my previous post (Slow Cooker Chickpeas – Recipe Review). I’m reviewing recipes and cookbooks, as I learn how slow cooking works with my new cooker. And this post is a review of another slow cooker recipe from Nigella’s Simply cookbook. Called slow cooker Cuban black beans.
Using black turtle beans, cooked from dry. Nigella’s recipe also includes onions, peppers, chillies and cumin seeds. I cooked these on low. And with 250g of black turtle beans, it took about 4 hours to cook until soft.
The end result, was a perfect batch of surprisingly fragrant black beans. With the cumin seeds and natural flavour of the black beans, they have a very savoury, almost meaty taste and mouth-feel! Making them, I think a perfect meat substitute in dishes. See below for some meal ideas.
Ways to Use Black Beans
Just like chickpeas, not only do these black beans make a tasty dip. They also make a great ingredient. And can be used in all sorts of recipes.
- Blended, they make a brilliant dip with tortilla chips.
- Mashed and then mixed with breadcrumbs, an egg and herbs. Formed into a patty and fried. Makes a delicious veggie burger.
- Added as is, to stews, vegetarian chili or a bean salad.
- Or just eaten with white rice, limes, fresh coriander, sweetcorn salsa and sliced avocados. Or stuff them in a wrap for a Mexican burrito.
Benefits of Cooking Black Beans with a Slow Cooker
- No planning required, if you have some dry black beans in. You can easily just bung them in the slow cooker with some veggies and spices. Without having to remember to soak them overnight.
- Cooking them in the slow cooker, yields a better, more tender texture. Compared to when I’ve cooking them in the oven or on the hob.
- It costs less to buy dried beans, compared to tinned beans.
- And it’s cheaper to cook them in a slow cooker. Much less than cooking them on the hob. Or in the oven. Even though it cooks for longer.
For more details about the slow cooker I used. And the recipes I’ve tried so far. See my post: Buying My First Slow Cooker.
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