I cooked Beans 22 times.
11/9/2025
Beans
Bayo gordo from Rancho Gordo.
11/29/2022
Beans
Rancho Gordo Borlotti Magnifico
Overcooked by just a few minutes ☹️
10/30/2022
Beans
Oh boy did these turn out well. Salt onion garlic, the garlic really came through even though only 3 cloves. Had a bowl after they finished.
10/11/2022
Beans
Rancho Gordo Midnight Black Beans
8/28/2022
Beans
Marcella Beans (like cannellini) from Rancho Gordo.
These cooked fast - they were done in an hour (to be fair, I soaked the beans, and that hour doesn't count a 15 minute boil to start).
6/27/2022
Beans
Rancho Gordo garbanzo
4/24/2022
Beans
Rancho Gordo Frijol Negro Santanero (from Oaxaca). These were super-cool tiny little beans, with amazing deep colors (purple and brown and black). I checked them after an hour and they were close; an hour fifteen had them a bit underdone but better than risking the mush I made last time.
3/15/2022
Beans
A bit overdone 1'15" in. They cooked really quickly!
Rancho Gordo Super Lucky 2022 Black Eyed Peas.
2/21/2022
Beans
King City Pink Beans from Rancho Gordo
2/6/2022
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Rancho Gordo Cranberry Beans
I tried 1/2 tsp of baking soda with the soaking liquid (based on this Serious Eats discussion), but only had time to brine for about 90 minutes. Otherwise a normal recipe.
I felt like it cooked a bit faster than normal, especially also with a short soak - it took maybe 90 minutes (well, after a boil of 15 minutes, so maybe 105 minutes total).
1/25/2022
Beans
Garbanzo beans prepared in the usual style for tomorrow night's pasta dish.
1/23/2022
Beans
Rancho Gordo Ayocote Negro. I cooked these with carrots, celery, garlic, and an onion.
It was mentioned that this would cook a bit longer than normal, and oh boy did it. My beans have mostly been taking 2 hours, and these took a solid 3.5, maybe a bit more. Kept me up a bit later on a Sunday night!
They turned out great, though. Had a bowl immediately.
12/28/2021
Beans
Rancho Gordo Royal Corona Beans, in roughly the same manner as I've been doing.
12/12/2021
Beans
Rancho Gordo Frijol Negro de Vara (Chiapas Black Beans).
Man these were great. I put maybe more salt (I'd guess 1-2 tbsp), carrots, onion and garlic. 15 minute boil them 1.5 hrs simmer.
They turned out just right - salty little flavor bombs. I ate a bowl immediately.
11/28/2021
Beans
Scarlet Runner from Rancho Gordo
11/7/2021
Beans
I followed Serious Eats How to Cook Beans to cook Rancho Gordo Garbanzo beans.
10/24/2021
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I followed Serious Eats How to Cook Beans to cook Rancho Gordo Pinto beans.
10/7/2021
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Serious Eats Beans recipe.
I made two kinds of beans for a polenta dish: a special borlotti from Rancho Gordo that I only had a bit of, and pinto beans (I couldn't find the recommended cranberry ceans) from the store.
10/3/2021
Beans
Serious Eats How to Cook Beans
8/22/2021
Beans
I followed Serious Eats How to Cook Beans to cook Rancho Gordo Black Garbanzo (Italian Ceci Neri) beans.
7/27/2021
Beans
Cooked in the Rancho Gordo Style, beans from the Rancho Gordo Bean Club.
Specifically Mantequilla beans.
3/6/2021
Beans
I followed Serious Eats How to Cook Beans to cook Rancho Gordo Chickpeas and they turned out great! I used about half of them in the Pasta e Ceci, and ate most of the rest just by the handful.