Aaron's Amazing Simple Beans

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 pound dried red kidney beans, rinsed
• 2 quarts water
• 1 moroccan-style preserved lemon, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 small red chile pepper, halved lengthwise
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon anise seed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ready Time: 10 hrs 10 mins


• place kidney beans into a large container and cover with about 1 quart water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. drain.
• combine beans, 1 quart water, preserved lemon, sugar, black pepper, red chile pepper, bay leaf, garlic powder, and anise seed in a stockpot; bring to a boil. reduce heat to low, cover stockpot, and simmer for 1 hour.
• remove lemon, bay leaf, and red chile pepper from bean mixture. mash about 10% of the beans against the sides of the stockpot using the back of a spoon. cover stockpot and simmer for 45 minutes more.
• remove cover from stockpot and simmer beans until beans are thickened and water is evaporated, about 15 minutes more.