Guest guest Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 I let my daughter pick a recipe from a vegetarian cookbook I borrowed from the library. She decided to make baked beans (she absolutely loves beans). I soaked and cooked the beans for her and she did the rest of the preparation and cooking. I think I must have cooked the beans at too low a temperature, because when we went to eat the dish, the beans were still pretty firm. I ate the food anyway because I wanted to encourage her cooking efforts. But now, ouch!! My poor stomach is all bloated, gassy and cramped up! Boo hoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 OUCH! If they were red kidney beans, they do need to be properly cooked - boiled briskly for at least 20 mins of their cooking time, they say, or you will indeed have probs! Sympathy. Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 And not just kidney beans, although those are the worst. Read this recent entry on my blog for my horrible experience with lectin poisoning: http://www.zenpawn.com/vegblog/2006/07/15/boil-those-beans It contains links aplenty to learn more about this issue. Not sure this is what happened to you, as it's usually more brutal than " just " bloating and cramping, but it's good to be aware of this other danger from undercooked beans anyway. -Erin www.zenpawn.com/vegblog , " Patricia Sant " <moorcroftblue wrote: > > OUCH! If they were red kidney beans, they do need to be properly cooked - boiled briskly > for at least 20 mins of their cooking time, they say, or you will indeed have probs! > > Sympathy. > > Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Thank you, Erin - very much indeed! Best love, Pat :-) , " Erin " <truepatriot wrote: > > And not just kidney beans, although those are the worst. > Read this recent entry on my blog for my horrible experience > with lectin poisoning: > > http://www.zenpawn.com/vegblog/2006/07/15/boil-those-beans .. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 I don't think it was poisoning, just the usual gassiness of beans exacerbated by not cooking them thoroughly enough. But I will definitely remember that the danger exists and boil 15 minutes!! Thanks for that information. Other than the undercooked beans, the dish was really easy to prepare and delicious. Just stick the cooked beans in a baking pan, add 1 sliced onion, pour on top 2T.vinegar, 2T. molasses, 1/4 cup water with a little tomato paste mixed in (or tomato juice), and a little salt. Bake at 375, covered for 30 minutes and then uncovered for 30 minutes. It was quite tasty! , " Erin " <truepatriot wrote: > > And not just kidney beans, although those are the worst. > Read this recent entry on my blog for my horrible experience > with lectin poisoning: > > http://www.zenpawn.com/vegblog/2006/07/15/boil-those-beans > > It contains links aplenty to learn more about this issue. > Not sure this is what happened to you, as it's usually more > brutal than " just " bloating and cramping, but it's good to > be aware of this other danger from undercooked beans anyway. > > > -Erin > www.zenpawn.com/vegblog > > > , " Patricia Sant " > <moorcroftblue@> wrote: > > > > OUCH! If they were red kidney beans, they do need to be properly > cooked - boiled briskly > > for at least 20 mins of their cooking time, they say, or you will > indeed have probs! > > > > Sympathy. > > > > Pat > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Hi! I am from Colombia and we eat a lot beans. A good trick is to add a tablespoon of ginger in to the coking process. That will leave a delicious food free of bad belly consequences. Thanks all for the great recipes, Sonia “Se gana y se pierde, se sufre y se goza, se sube y se baja, se nace y se muere. Si la historia es tan simple, ¿Por qué te preocupas tanto?” Facundo Cabral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Really!? I've never heard of using ginger. I've heard of using Epazote or Kombu (seaweed) for this purpose. Sharon Sonia Alexandra León O. wrote: > > > I am from Colombia and we eat a lot beans. A good trick is to add a > tablespoon of ginger in to the coking process. That will leave a delicious > food free of bad belly consequences. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Thanks! That's a great idea. I always drink ginger tea afterward, when my belly is hurting, but it would be great if I could put it in beforehand and avoid the ill effects altogether. I'll try that soon. , Sonia Alexandra León O. <proyectos wrote: > > > > > > Hi! > > > > I am from Colombia and we eat a lot beans. A good trick is to add a > tablespoon of ginger in to the coking process. That will leave a delicious > food free of bad belly consequences. > > > > Thanks all for the great recipes, > > > > Sonia > > > > " Se gana y se pierde, > > se sufre y se goza, > > se sube y se baja, > > se nace y se muere. > > Si la historia es tan simple, > > ¿Por qué te preocupas tanto? " > > Facundo Cabral > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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