Comments on: Black Bean Soup http://skinnychef.com/recipes/black-bean-soup Healthier Living - One Step At A Time Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:47:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Skinny Chef http://skinnychef.com/recipes/black-bean-soup/comment-page-1#comment-706 Skinny Chef Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:32:57 +0000 http://2007.skinnychef.com/recipes/black-bean-soup#comment-706 Super, glad you liked the recipe. Sometimes salt can toughen the skins of beans- you can can cooking them first for an hour or so in water, draining and then adding in the chicken broth that already contains salt. On a separate, glad that you are adding beans to your diet or learning to cook them from scratch! I'm sure you've heard all the talk about getting extra fiber, right? Just 1 cup has 12 grams- awesome when you consider that they recommend 30-38 grams of fiber a day for men. Super, glad you liked the recipe. Sometimes salt can toughen the skins of beans- you can can cooking them first for an hour or so in water, draining and then adding in the chicken broth that already contains salt.

On a separate, glad that you are adding beans to your diet or learning to cook them from scratch! I’m sure you’ve heard all the talk about getting extra fiber, right? Just 1 cup has 12 grams- awesome when you consider that they recommend 30-38 grams of fiber a day for men.

]]> By: Matt http://skinnychef.com/recipes/black-bean-soup/comment-page-1#comment-705 Matt Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:19:01 +0000 http://2007.skinnychef.com/recipes/black-bean-soup#comment-705 I just made this and it was delicious and really easy. I had actually never cooked beans from scratch before. One problem though -- the skins of my beans were tough and chewy, even as the insides were cooked. Any recommendations? Otherwise it was great! Thanks! I just made this and it was delicious and really easy. I had actually never cooked beans from scratch before. One problem though — the skins of my beans were tough and chewy, even as the insides were cooked. Any recommendations?
Otherwise it was great! Thanks!

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