# 🫘 NOTES - LEGUMES / BEANS Zürsun Idaho Heirloom Rancho Gordo Bob’s Red Mill Pulses are grain legumes like lentils, chickpeas, dry peas, and dry beans. Growing one pound of pulses takes 43 gallons of water, whereas one pound of soy takes 216 gallons and one pound of beef takes over 1,000 gallons unlike many other plants, pulses are “nitrogen fixers.” This means they are able to draw nitrogen out of the air and put it into the soil in the form of “nitrogen nodules” on their roots. Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plants, so fixing is vital for soil and crop health. "Phaseolus vulgaris" also known as the “common bean” "Phaseolus lunatus" or lima beans, have their roots in Peru. Mexico and Peru seem to be the centers of domestication, and both of those countries are still major players in the production of beans.” “Lentils, favas, and chickpeas were common in Europe” “Phaseolus family of beans and fall into four main types: Phaseolus vulgaris, the so-called “common” bean; Phaseolus acutifolius, the tiny tepary; “Southwestern United States and Mexico”; Tohono O’odham; grows in desert Phaseolus lunatus, the lima, which takes its Latin name from its half-moon shape; Phaseolus coccine, “also known as multiflora or runner beans” Cicer arietinum - garbanzos or chickpeas; “Native to the Middle East”; earliest cultivated crops; “two main types of cultivated chickpea: kabuli (pale-colored) and desi (dark brown and compact)” 1 cup of dried beans to yield about 3 cups cooked beans. One pound of dried beans (which is about 2 cups) will yield about 6 cups cooked beans. one 15-ounce can of beans equals about 1½ cups cooked beans beans sold and used within 2 years of harvest) are so fresh that soaking is not needed Pasta e Fagioli https://www.ranchogordo.com/blogs/recipes/classic-pasta-e-fagioli?_pos=44&_sid=31b6f4175&_ss=r Orca / Calypso / Vaquero beans - similar to black beans Cranberry / Boroltti - sweet and mild / velvety - pasta e faiogli - nutty, chestnut-like flavor and soft, creamy flesh elevate Italian minestrone or rustic soups. Mayocoba / Peruano - substitute for cannellini ; creamy - soups, chilies, stews christmas lima / speckled butter beans - chesnut like Appaloosa - cross between a red kidney bean and a pinto bean - salads or classic stewed dishes like Drunken Beans northbaytrading.com soak overnight cover with 3 inches of water soak room temperature for at least 4 hours drain and rinse digestibility of beans, add a six-inch piece of dried Japanese seaweed called kombu to the cooking pot and remove when the beans are done. Cranberry beans have a nice, almost nutty flavor and a smooth, velvety texture. The thin skins allow for a good release of pot liquor, which has contributed to their popularity in dishes like pasta e fagioli, where the liquid coats each noodle Good Mother Stallard - all around great heirloom bean black beans “didn’t make a dent in American cuisine until the late 1970s”