Cooking Kidney Beans

Recipes For an Old Fashion Meal of Oriental Flank Steak, Buffet Carrot Casserole, and Beans Salad

There are times that just seem to call for some old fashion comfort food to remind us of days past.  Remember the delicious meals your grandmother, aunts, mother, etc so often served?  The following are recipes from my vintage recipe files that are sure in invoke memories of some great meals and family times.  The entree is a Flank Steak that is easy to prepare.  This steak needs to marinate either all day or overnight.  Add the Buffet Carrot Casserole and an old fashion Beans Salad for a truly enjoyable meal.  The beans salad is best when made a day ahead and refrigerated overnight.

ORIENTAL FLANK STEAK

1 flank steak, approximately 1 1/2 lbs
3/4 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce
3 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 cup green onion slices
2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 tsp ground ginger

Score steak on both sides with a sharp knife. Mix all ingredients, except steak, in a small bowl; pour over steak. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator 7 or 8 hours or overnight; turning once. To cook steak, remove from marinade and place on a broiler pan or grill that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Broil or grill over hot coals for approximately 20 minutes or until of desired doneness. Brush with barbecue sauce about half way thru the cooking time. To serve steak, carve across the grain into thin slices.

BUFFET CARROT CASSEROLE

12 carrots, cleaned and sliced diagonally
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter
1/4 tsp tsp dry mustard
1/8 tsp celery salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
1/2 lb sliced American cheese
3 cups bread crumbs
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tsp salt
2 cups milk

In a large saucepan or large deep skillet, melt the butter, add the onion and cook until transparent. Stir in the flour, salt, and mustard. Slowly stir in the milk while stirring constantly. Cook until smooth. Add the celery salt and pepper. Stir in the sliced carrots. Grease a baking dish and make alternate layers of the carrots and the cheese. Sprinkle the bread crumbs over the top of the casserole. Bake in a 350 degree oven until until the crumbs are browned, about 25 minutes.

GIGI’S OLD FASHION BEANS SALAD

2/3 cup cider vinegar
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1 can wax beans
1 can cut green beans
1 can lima beans
1 can red kidney beans
1 medium onion
1 green bell pepper
1/3 cup salad oil
1/2 tsp pepper

In a saucepan heat the vinegar, sugar, and salt until the sugar is melted. Drain the wax beans, green beans, and lima beans. Rinse and drain the kidney beans. Dice the onion and the bell pepper. Combine the beans, onion, and bell pepper in a medium bowl. Add the vinegar mixture, salad oil, and pepper. Toss together well to coat all the beans and vegetables. Refrigerate overnight for the best results.

Enjoy!

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Grandma Linda is a collector of vintage recipes. She enjoys sharing these old-time recipes with others on her blog at http://grandmasvintagerecipes.blogspot.com

How long will cooked kidney beans last in the refrigerator?

until it molds… LOL
about a week (3-5 days)

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Cooking Kidney Beans

Enhance Your Food Storage With Beans

Some people survive on the protein supplements from various beans in areas where meat is scarce. So, if Mowgli, a boy in India, is thriving off kidney beans, it might not be a bad idea to follow his lead. All you really need are the bare necessities, right? Stockpile an army of buckets, jars, lids and scoops in preparation to fight hunger with beans.

Beans exist in a multitude of shapes, sizes and flavors. There’s pinto and kidney, not to mention, the expansive category of white beans which include, marrow, great northern, navy, pea and soy. With such a mixed bag of tastes and textures, beans provide a great staple for a developing food storage plan.

When packaged correctly, dry beans can be stored for up to 30 years. That means people could still be eating beans they packed in 1981 while jamming out to Olivia Newton John’s “Physical”. Cool, but kind of weird at the same time. In order for your goods to withstand the test of time they should be stored in 5 or 6 gallon buckets. We carry buckets along with compatible gasket or non-gasket lids. Users who are looking to take advantage of their supply frequently choose to store their beans in glass jars. Browse our food glass inventory for ideas in sizes ranging from ½ oz to 1 gallon.

It’s a good idea to store food away for an emergency, but don’t be set against breaking into and rotating your storage. We carry scoops to assist in transferring allotted amounts of beans from your bucket or jar to your cooking area. As time passes beans will get harder, but the nutrients are not disturbed. You can reanimate previously stored beans with a few quick steps.

The first measure toward preparing stored beans for meal use is the soaking process. This can be done slowly by leaving the beans in a water bath overnight, or executed more rapidly by simmering the beans for a few minutes. Boiling can culminate in splitting and a mushy final dish. Patience is a virtue, remember? So, take your time. If beans remain hard following soaking, place them in the freezer for a while. The cold temperature will break down the cellulose, resulting in a softer bean.

Obviously beans can be used in several basic dishes like refried beans, chili, taco soup, split pea soup and several other never ending soups. But that’s not all. Ever heard of pinto bean fudge or bean cream pie? That’s right, bean desserts.

The baking innovations don’t subside with sweet indulgences. Soy beans, due to their lack of flavor, are often ground to a powder and utilized as a flour substitute. You’ll never look at chocolate chip cookies the same way again. Soy beans are also handy when it comes to bulking up meat products. Adopting the flavor of its surrounding products, the food processed beans can be mixed with meat, extending the mass amount and flavor of the product.

Having beans on hand can be a multifaceted blessing. They’re useful for urgent situations but also introduce inventive and money saving cooking techniques. Let us supply you with the containers and scoops to house the life changing capsules of goodness. Be the coolest house on the block and throw a mean bean food storage dessert party.

Are you looking for food storage containers? Kayla Holman’s article discusses the importance of storing beans in food-grade containers.

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I’m cooking with dried Kidney beans for first time. They soaked so far for one hour only?

Should the skins be very wrinkly and look like they’re peeling off, or is there something wrong with this package of beans?
My other dried beans never do this…

They should be fine. Kidney beans have thicker skins, and it is typical for them to do this. Don’t mess with them, and the bean itself should swell into the skins.

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