Soak dried kidney beans for at least eight hours before draining and rinsing the beans (discard the soaking water). To speed up the soaking process, add a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda to the ...

dry red kidney beans, water, vegetable broth, or chicken broth, olive oil, diced onions, minced garlic cloves, diced red bell pepper, diced green bell pepper, diced carrots, diced celery, diced ...

Just as its name suggests, the kidney bean is shaped like a kidney. A dried kidney shape bean that is reddish brown in colour, strong flavoured and has a slight mealy (powdery) texture. The beans have ...

Add the cumin seeds and peppers and cook for a further one to two minutes, then add the drained beans and stir to coat well.

Nathan lives in Alabama most of the year but spent a month with us this summer working on recipes with me and exploring ...

When the beans are dried, soak them before cooking to rehydrate them. Use cooked scarlet runner beans as a substitute for lima beans, heirloom beans or great northern beans in any of your favourite ...

John says: "This is a very simple recipe that's inspired by an Afghan kidney bean curry. You cook the beans slowly in a rich tomato sauce with plenty of garlic and spices. I like to finish mine ...

225g dried butter beans, soaked in water overnight 225g dried kidney beans ... The Cortisol Fix Recipe Book by Angela Dowden is published by Hamlyn, priced £18.99. Photography by William Shaw.