kenny weir Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 (edited) I bought a bag of beans on Monday - cute little thingies about 1/3 the size of a kidney bean. They were called American beans - something I've never seen before. I soaked about a cup and a 1/2 overnight. Next day I browned off a chorizo sausage. Then in the the sausage fat and a little olive oil I sauteed for a while some onions-garlic-carrot-celery. Then I threw in the beans, the sausage pieces, salt and papper, parsley, a couple of bay leaves, chicken stock. A few hours later the result was an outstanding, (even if I do say so myself) rustic, hearty soup/stew. Just great with crusty bread. But the aftermath was still, er, rather gaseous. And believe me - these beans WERE cooked. Any more time on the stove and the whole lot would have become mush. So what's the score here? I don't cook legumes all that often, but I do love 'em. Pretty healthy and certainly cheap. But is there no way of avoiding the side effects? Edited November 6, 2003 by kenny weir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Although I am known to dally with scatological subjects from time to time, no one can blame me for starting this one. -_- Nuts and milk products are the big methane-producers for my system. Wouldn't get near Kenny's culinary concoction. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris olivarez Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 There may be a way out of your- ahem!!! dilemma but I'm not for sure on that,The way you described the meal sounded pretty good and Damn i didn't know you could get chorizo in Austraila. I wouldn't feel to guilty or embarrased about it if I were you but if you're planning on having it again anytime soon just allow yourself some space so you can avoid the social ramifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacman Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 i smell your pain. i made hummus again, lotsa garlic...my family shuns me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacman Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 BTW KW, a few drops of Beano will proly do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny weir Posted November 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 BTW KW, a few drops of Beano will proly do the trick. Beano! Yech - sounds like liquid smoke or some such. Actually, the bean side effects don't really bother me, but I'd avoid them if I could. Garlic? I remember back in my long gone boyhood days in (culinary bleak) deep south New Zealand - days when garlic was as exotic as hell and you could definitely tell who'd been chomping on it. These days, in multicultural multiculinary Melbourne, I reckon just about everybody eats garlic every day, so it's the norm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 I've tried the Beano, but it didn't help me. I love beans, and as Kenny says, they are healthy to boot, but once I hit 45, it became too much. Forget the smell of what escaped, the gas that remained in my system actually became painful. I'm afraid I'm done for, and with my fantastic baked bean recipe to boot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 i smell your pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Claude Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Now I understand why the US won't sign the Kyoto Protocol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacman Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Beano! Yech - sounds like liquid smoke or some such. nope, it has no taste and adds no flavor to the food. here's a link to their site: fart no more it works for some, i guess it doesn't work on Moose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Yeah, Moose farts are particularly noxious...just ask the Mrs. ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Soulstation1 Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 check out this site you can actually play the organ http://www.sillyjokes.co.uk/games/farting-nun.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 check out this site you can actually play the organ http://www.sillyjokes.co.uk/games/farting-nun.html Now I've seen everything!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Breaks the wind, er...ice at smelly parties! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Dang! How did I miss this thread? You can all expect a full report after lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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slide_advantage_redoux Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 There is one way to reduce the gaseous effects of beans. Soak the beans before cooking, and before you start to cook them, pour off the old water and replace it. That does seem to help. A Mexican neighbor hipped me to that technique. I am happy to pass it along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 Hard to believe that this thread is so short on this board... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAL Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Try soaking the beans for a day or more, replacing the water 1x or 2x and cook them for at least 2-3 hours on high (6-7 in a slow cooker). That might help. I consume a fair bit of all kinds of legumes - don't get much 'wind', but not completely free either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 You guys are taking most of the fun out of beans. Pasta e Fagioli a.k.a. Pasta Fazul is a winner at my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 this thread stinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyJazz Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Time for a flatulence joke (with political overtones): Two Israelis are in an elevator when the doors open and a Palestinian gets on. After the doors close, the Palestinian farts loudly. The doors open again and the Palestinian gets off. One Jew looks at the other, wipes his brow and says, "Thank God! Must have been a dud!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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