[Sca-cooks] Black-eyed peas recipes?

[Johnna Holloway]

How about a red pinto bean?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinto_bean

Johnnae

On Aug 13, 2013, at 4:55 PM, Colin MacNachtan wrote:
> 
> Around these parts (Texas) there is a bean sold as "red bean" in grocery 
> stores which is definitely not a kidney bean.  It has the same red color as a 
> red kidney bean, but is about the size and shape of a Navy or pea bean.  It 
> has a creamier taste and texture when cooked than a kidney bean, though it 
> holds its shape well.  I've always been told this is the "red bean" of red 
> beans and rice, not the kidney bean.
> 
> It's possible that it's an Azuki bean, but it doesn't look quite the same as 
> the Azuki bean picture on Wikipedia.
> 
> Colin