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 Red Kidney Beans
© Denzil Green
There are also White Kidney Beans, which have a milder flavour. The white ones are also known as Cannellini Beans.
Cooking Tips
Cooking time 3 hours if not soaked overnight; if soaked, 1 1/2 to 2 hours on stove.
For pressure-cooking, soak overnight first for 12 hours, and then cook for 20 minutes.
If you are making chili, and are thinking of cooking the beans right in the chili, don't. Always cook them first, as the acid from the tomatoes will keep the bean skins tough otherwise.
Nutrition
Kidney Beans, White or Red, should never be eaten raw as they contain trace amounts of a poison that is destroyed by cooking.
Per 1 cup (170), boiled: 225 calories, 15g protein, 40g carbohydrate, .9g fat, 11.5g fibre, 5mg iron.
Equivalents
1 pound dried = 450g = 2 to 2 1/2 cups dried = 5 to 6 cups, boiled
1 cup of dried beans = approx 8 oz = approx 450g = approx 3 cups, boiled
1 cup cooked, drained = 170g = 6 oz
1 15oz/420g tin, drained = 1 1/2 cups, cooked, drained
History
Kidney beans are a New World food and were brought over to the Old World by the Spanish. The word "Kidney Bean" was first used in England in 1551, as people began needing to distinguish New World beans from those that had already pre-existed in Europe.
Language Notes
The name comes from its shape. Called "Red Peas" in the Caribbean.
Also called:  Kidney Beans
Red Peas Phaseolus Vulgaris (Scientific Name) Haricot rouge, Rognon rouge (French) Rote Bohnen, Rote Kidney-Bohnen, Rote Nier Bohnen (German)
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