Tasty Beans Recipes to Cook Tonight

Try something new with Beans — easy recipes with ingredients you already have at home.

Recipes with Beans

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Braised Pork Knuckle

Braised Pork Knuckle is one of the staple food in any household in the Philippines and other Asian countries.Pork knuckles are commonly braised or roasted.Pork knuckle is also rich in collagen which is good for the skin and joints.When cooked properly, the meat is tender,juicy and flavorful.A combination of sweet,savoury and salty. Pork knuckle needs a lot of time to make it tender.Can use a pressure cooker for quicker cooking but i prefer for a slow cook/fire for a flavorful taste .

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Garlic and black bean pork with rice

If you like black bean and garlic, this rice will not disappoint you. The flavorful garlic and fermented black beans, paired with the perfectly fat and lean pork, will make you finish three bowls of this dish before you know it.

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Spiced stir-fried tempeh

Orek Tempeh is a traditional Indonesian dish that combines lightly fried tempeh with long beans stir-fried in aromatic spices like garlic, shallots, galangal, and bay leaves. Its signature savory-sweet taste comes from a blend of sweet soy sauce, soy sauce, and oyster sauce, with a mild heat from green and red chilies. The crispy tempeh paired with slightly crunchy beans creates a balanced and appetizing dish. Orek Tempeh is best served as a side dish with warm steamed rice.

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Steamed Sea Bass with Black Bean Sauce

Steamed fish is a home-cooked dish in Hong Kong. It is a fresh and delicious steamed fish that is simple and nutritious. Adding garlic and fermented black beans will make it even more salty and fragrant. When I was a child, my parents often told me that eating fish would make me beautiful, smart, have bright eyes, and help me grow taller. 🤣

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Shrimp and Egg Curry Fried Rice

Today my kid made a curry fried rice. If you like fried rice, don't miss this one. Curry and overnight cold rice are essential, and other ingredients can be corn kernels, green beans, etc. This brand of curry is always available in my home. It is convenient and delicious to cook curry chicken, ribs, curry shrimp, etc.

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Quick and Fluffy Fragrant Buns (Simplified)

Because of the large amount of water, the skin is very soft and simple, suitable for novices who don't know how to make steamed buns (no need to knead the dough or cut the dough, next time you can make steamed buns with pasta as the basis). My kids eat steamed buns (steamed buns, bread) and cakes for breakfast. It's the most reassuring to make it yourself, but it's a bit laborious. Today, I saw that the beans were quite fresh, so I immediately bought 2 pounds of pork and made steamed buns.

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Stir-fried Minced Pork with Green Beans

To put it simply, this dish is stir-fried grains - grains of pork stir-fried with grains of beans. "Stir-fried Grains" is a dish for children. Not only is it easy to chew, but the sauce also wraps around each tiny grain of food, making the flavor very prominent. This dish even uses fermented black bean paste, which has a slightly spicy flavor and can be eaten with three large bowls of rice.

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Fried Rice with Kencur and Stinky Beans

Nasi Goreng Kencur Campur Petai is a typical Indonesian fried rice dish that combines the distinctive aroma of kencur with the unique taste of petai. The fine spices consist of cayenne pepper, shallots, garlic, and kencur which are sauteed until fragrant. The eggs are beaten and scrambled, then mixed with white rice, sliced petai, sweet soy sauce, salt, and flavoring. The simple cooking process produces fried rice with a savory, spicy taste and a distinctive aroma of spices, perfect served warm as a breakfast or dinner menu.

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Mixed nuts dessert

This dessert combines a variety of nuts and seeds such as peanuts, apricot kernels, brown rice, sesame seeds, black soybeans, mung beans, and red beans, soaked and cooked with dried longan to create a rich and nutritious warm drink. The roasting of the sesame seeds adds a distinctive aroma, while the longan provides a touch of natural sweetness. Served warm, this dish is perfect for a comforting and healthy dessert.

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Stir-fried snow peas, Chinese yam, carrots, and black fungus

Snow peas are emerald green, Chinese yam is milky white, carrots are orange-red, and black fungus is inky black. The four colors blend together like a picture scroll. After stir-frying, the beans are crisp, the Chinese yam is soft, the carrots are sweet, and the fungus is refreshing. The fresh fragrance is wrapped in the fragrance of vegetables, refreshing and not greasy. Contains vitamin C, iron, dietary fiber, etc. Chinese yam strengthens the spleen, carrots protect the eyes, and fungus cleanses the intestines. It is low in fat and high in fiber, and has a balanced nutrition.