Best dried black beans according to redditors
We found 22 Reddit comments discussing the best dried black beans. We ranked the 14 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 22 Reddit comments discussing the best dried black beans. We ranked the 14 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
could you add these things to your wishlist for me
>https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Pot-Multi-Use-Programmable-Pressure/dp/B00FLYWNYQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1543527917&sr=1-2&keywords=instapot
>https://www.amazon.com/Goya-Black-Beans-Dry-Pack/dp/B00IMLSX76/ref=sr_1_7_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1543527980&sr=8-7&keywords=dry+beans
>https://www.amazon.com/McCormick-Original-Taco-Seasoning-pack/dp/B01N6INN2B/ref=sr_1_5_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1543528340&sr=1-5&keywords=taco+seasoning
You can use the pressure cooker like a rice cooker or steamer as well. I don't know what a good amazon price for rice is tho.
Mapo Tofu - an authentic Szechuan Chinese dish. Hot and delicious AF! Recipe can be made without the minced beef/pork. Only issue some may have is to order Doubanjiang, Douchi, and Szechuan peppercorn. They are really must-haves for this.
I don't mean to be a kill-joy, but I'm skeptical of their nutrition label (from Amazon).
It shows 6g fat, 11g protein, and 1g net carb (8g total - 7g fiber).
Problem is the calorie math for that doesn't add up. They show 120 calories, but from the macros I only get 102 (6x9+11x4+1x4 = 102). So that leaves a missing 18 calories or potentially 4.5g of carbs.
Something smells fishy.
Maybe don't shop exclusively at Whole Foods if you're concerned about price? Hell, you can live off of healthy food mostly from Amazon. Start with rice: $24 for 25 days worth of food @ 1600 kCal a day. Add in dried beans - high fiber and quite tasty, for about $2 per pound.. Add frozen vegetables from your local store - and in NYC, that's not difficult at all, thanks to awesome public transportation - and you're eating healthy on way less than $40 per week.
Put a pound of riced cauliflower in a skillet with a bit of liquid to get things started, and steam it with the cover on.
Once it's cooked through, add about 1/4 cup of some sort of starch. The starch must be designed to cook quickly and soak up water. Turn off the heat, put the cover back on, and let it sit. After a couple of minutes it'll be ready to eat.
The key here is the ability to play around with the ingredients:
Chicken soup flavoring, oat bran, and sage make something like stuffing. Black bean flakes, cumin, and red pepper is like rice and beans. Toss in curry lentil soup mix, although you'll need to punch that stuff up with some extra curry powder.
You can pick up dried rice and bean packages in most supermarkets that only need to be simmered for 20-25 min. You will be able to make them with water and some canned tuna or chicken.
A pack of 12 is $25 from Amazon. Or about $2 for a meal. That makes 4 cups for about 800 calories, so you might be able to get two meals out of it if you add a veggie steamed in your rice cooker. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000FDN6Q2?pc_redir=1411189704&robot_redir=1
I've read these beans are even better (keep them whole or mash):
Amazon, preserved black beans
This is the tofu I used the first time I made mapo and I think it's still the best I've had. Silken is definitely the way to go, Firm to Extra Firm. It's shelf stable and this is a great price.
Mori-Nu Silken Tofu, Firm, 12.3 Ounce (Case of 12)
Agreed on the chili oil, it's delicious but easily cut for diet.
Edit: added more info on thebtofu
DIY sauces are the best. Here is my go-to stirfry marinade. I don't generally measure the quantities; just keep tasting until I find a ratio that works:
Sometimes I replace the gochujang with Sriracha or another chili sauce, and add fermented black beans--this is another wonderfully versatile Asian ingredient that adds a salty funky kick to your dish.
Some of these are hard to find and get into, so I'm gonna post a brief visual guide to Chinese food ingredients/products that bearsx3 posted about. (Note: I'm not Chinese, I've just taken up Chinese cooking as part of my food hobby, so if anyone could add or correct any info, that would be appreciated)
Chinese cooking Wine
Zhenjiang (Chinkiang) vinegar
Hot bean sauce
*found this article about the stuff. It's pretty interesting.
Sweet Fermented Paste
Fermented Black Beans
Sesame Oil
Soy Sauce
Whole Dried Chilies
Things I'm still confused about:
What are some good brands of dark and light soy sauce? Is normal soy sauce in between dark and light, or is normal soy sauce the same as dark soy sauce? What about thick soy sauce? A Balinese acquaintance made some absolutely amazing fried rice that was topped with thick soy sauce and I've been hunting it ever since.
If anyone has any questions, ask away.
That's kind of ironic :) I would expect Italy to have every kind of pasta ever! Though maybe Italian standards for pasta are higher and aren't welcome to this non-wheat pasta?
I found it on amazon.it though. And like /u/CatEarsAndButtPlugs said, they make other products, too
Actually rice and beans is significantly cheaper than instant ramen.
A 12 pack of top ramen costs about $9. That's about $0.75 per meal.
These beans cost $15 for 104 oz dry; a serving of beans is roughly 2 oz dry (you soak them and get about 4 oz), so that's about $0.07 per meal's worth of beans.
This rice costs $26 for 240 oz dry. One serving of rice is about 3 oz dry, so that's about $0.32 per meal's worth of rice.
Even just eating rice and beans on their own is significantly more satisfying than instant ramen, I've found. So that's about 1/2 the cost for a better meal.
And in fact, if you're not a complete idiot and just go to the store and buy your supplies, you'll probably pay a lot less.
The downside, of course, is you need to know how to cook and you need to have enough free time to actually do it - without a crock pot, beans can be a giant pain in the ass, and without a rice cooker rice can be similarly frustrating.
just make it yourself. it has better shelf life, sodium & spiciness you can control.
Pearl River Bridge Yang Jiang Flavor Preserved Beans with Ginger 454 g/16 oz./1 lb. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MUB4W8K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_mtHAzbNRQWJWP
wow that's ungodly expensive. Its like only $2 at a asian grocery store.
chop garlic, ginger, chili and the black bean. Or just throw everything in a mini food processor and just need to pulse till u have it finely minced. i like chopping bcz by the time i finish taking the food processor out and clean all the parts, I am long done with a knife and chopping board.
i used to be hooked on the LKK brand black bean sauce till I made it fresh. it brings your steam and stired fry dishes to another level.
I get beans in boxes, don't know if it's actually safer but hope so.
https://www.amazon.com/Jacks-Quality-Bean-Black-Sodium/dp/B01FRQPZ3I
>you're going to try and tell me you fed 4 people on $7 a day? did you grow/raise/catch/kill any of your own food? barter?
Cooking, baking, and buying in reasonable bulk. Rice, beans, pasta, frozen/canned vegetables, and a crockpot can do it. I'm not talking 500-pound bags of military surplus war beans or anything, just actually cooking them yourself. If you build a diet around cheap-to-obtain staples, the costs drop rapidly. For example:
So at about $150 you have about 6 months worth of base staples. And these are just random quick Amazon searches - most of these things can be found with more variety, healthier (depending on your dietary needs), and/or cheaper if you are looking. You can hit farmer's markets, but in my area they aren't really that much better as far as deals go unless you are looking for specific foods. Food banks certainly exist, and they are pretty laid back about who gets food, but I've never hit the point of wanting to use one up here.
You don't eat out, drink alcohol, and treats end up being the most cost-effective ones possible. I ended up going with the cheapest fresh stuff I could find in stores for the number of services, to supplement frozen and canned. Fresh veggies really are the cheapest way to eat healthy. Cheaper the better: my usual "spaghetti sauce" was mostly carrots. Potatoes are literally cheaper than dirt here (Washington state: less than $2 per ten pound bag, not sure if it's that way anywhere else). Homemade salsa, mustard, and cost-effective heat seasonings are the condiments of choice - they stretch the furthest.
If you don't want to cook a great deal, you can live on a crock pot or rice cooker. They are essentially $10-$20 investments these days. Dump everything in before leaving, come home to cooked food. It's not amazing, but it's sustenance on days where you are too lazy to cook for yourself. You can also cook and freeze, which is cheaper than buying frozen meals. Or, cook and refrigerate if you are someone like me who can eat the same leftovers for days at a time. Crockpot also means homemade soups, another great use for cheap veggies and potatoes. And acorn squash adds a great creaminess to chili (a great penny-stretching food). Sliced bread can be purchased relatively cheap, but almost any other baked good needs to be made at home.
If you are a carnivorous family then chicken and tuna are your friend, but they are still not going to be cheap enough to be eaten regularly. Chicken does well with rice and beans, making it the natural choice for crockpot meat. Pork, and even beef, can be had when really good sales roll around - but that often makes them holiday meals (which I'm okay with). Cheese and fresh dairy in my experience is never cheap enough, and the only regular dairy we did was powdered milk. The trick with all of these is creating meals that use them sparingly, such as chicken in a crockpot giving flavor to everything else.
I do grow greens in the warm months here (because I've got the greatest cheap AND lazy way to ever do it), but other than that I don't hunt or garden.
Ultimately, it's doable, but it requires a complete disconnection from the "Murican Diet" of fast food and brand names. You work with healthier foods, smaller portion sizes, and less pre-packaged/pre-made products.
Instant Pot Chipotle Black Beans (so easy!)
Canned beans, schmanned beans. Nothing is better than cooking your own DRIED beans from scratch! These Chipotle Black Beans are SO easy (and cheap!) to prepare in your Instant Pot and the flavors outperform any can of beans. It’s a win-win.
Full recipe (with notes) found at....https://veggiechick.com/instant-pot-chipotle-black-beans/
INSTRUCTIONS
25lbs of rice for $20, which is just a little over $1/kg, my bad for slightly overestimating.
I literally bought 1kg of chicken breast for $10 last week, and that was at a more expensive supermarket. Easily find it for cheaper at the local butchers or market.
Almost 50kg of beans for $15
Love the (just slightly inaccurate) name calling, really helps your shitty arguments.
It's pretty easy to nearly double the value of the McDouble.
Bob's Red Mill Black Turtle Beans with subscription
All natural,
Kosher certified,
Trans fat free,
Cholesterol free
Calories per dollar: 634.5
Protein per dollar: 42.3g
McDouble
GMO,
Definitely not Kosher,
Trans fat 1g,
Cholesterol 65mg
Calories per dollar: 390
Protein per dollar: 23g
Livestock Subsidies in the United States totaled $4.1 billion from 1995-2012.
*Excluding sales tax
Also, I would suggest ordering from your local food co-op or buying club rather than Amazon.com. You will probably get a better deal, but that's just convenient for comparison.
You don't have to eat plain to save money. Just make your own food. Making your own meat substitutes is way cheaper.
This can of vital wheat gluten is $22 for 45 servings. This four pack of beans is $18 for 64 servings. This pack of tofu is $21 for 48 servings. That's 157 servings of protein for $61. Lentils are crazy cheap as are oats, whole grain pastas and breads. Flax seed is cheap (gives you your omega-3s and works as a binder in recipes). Nutritional yeast is sold pretty cheap in bulk sections in some grocery stores as well.
Frozen fruits and veggie are sometimes cheaper than the fresh stuff. I live in CA so I can get some pretty cheap fresh produce. A lot of vegan cooking involves some planning. For example I always keep cashews soaking in the fridge for when I may need a creamy or cheesy sauce.
The interwebs delivers! http://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Douchi-Fermented-Black-Beans/dp/B003K3KOM8
http://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Foods-Instant-Black-1x3-3-3/dp/B001KWAYXU
I suppose the 'freeze-dried' bit is me misremembering; but I remember eating black beans that came from black bean flakes as a kid. My parents would get it in bulk from the local hippie store; I don't imagine they would have gotten it if it wasn't really inexpensive; at the time my parents were extremely frugal.
> 25lbs of rice for $20, which is just a little over $1/kg, my bad for slightly overestimating.
Costco. Not everyone has access to one dumb fuck. Add membership fees and it's not .80 lbs. Nice try though dummy.
> literally bought 1kg of chicken breast for $10 last week, and that was at a more expensive supermarket. Easily find it for cheaper at the local butchers or market.
Sure you dud chubbs. I bought 2000 KG of coke for 19.99 at the most expensive dealer last week. Trust me. I 'm on reddit.
>Almost 50kg of beans for $15
You can't be this dumb or can you? If you are a not so clever troll then you are the dumbest most shut in loser i Met here. Not an easy task friend.
This was your link:Almost 50kg of beans for $15 : https://www.amazon.com/Bobs-Red-Mill-Turtle-26-ounce/dp/B004VLVJP4/ref=redir_mobile_desktop/135-2788632-8712266?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=mh_s9_acsd_zgift_b16U6F_c_x_1_w&th=1
Bob's Red Mill Black Turtle Beans, 26-ounce (Pack of 4)- $15.28
So fucking dumb. SO fucking shut in.
>Love the (just slightly inaccurate) name calling, really helps your shitty arguments.
Nah. It's 100% accurate. You just proved it.