Red Beans

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Other Names:small red beans, dried red beans

What is Red Beans

Red beans are typically small beans that grown on bushes rather than vines. This bean is well know for its use in Southern Red Beans and Rice. It is also a good bean to use in chili con carne as well as in soups and bean salads.

Purchase dried red beans in most any grocery store. For heirloom varieties to go to the Rancho Gordo website, an excellent source for beans.

Substitute for Red Beans

Kidney beans, pink beans or cranberry beans

Equivalents

1 lb dried red beans = 2 1/2 cups dried, 6 cups cooked.
1 cup dry = 2-2/3 cups cooked

Dried Beans

Basic Cooking Instructions

As with most beans it is best to soak the beans overnight before cooking. The bean should be simmered, not boiled to avoid breaking the fragile skins. The beans will cook in only about 45 minutes.