Name: Aaron's Amazing Simple Beans
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Dried red kidney beans, rinsed - 1 pound; Water - 2 quarts; Moroccan-style preserved lemon, or to taste - 1; White sugar - 1 tablespoon; Freshly ground black pepper - 1 tablespoon; Small red chile pepper, halved lengthwise - 1; Bay leaf - 1; Garlic powder - 1 teaspoon; Anise seed - 1 teaspoon

Ingredients for - Aaron's Amazing Simple Beans

1. Dried red kidney beans, rinsed 1 pound

2. Water 2 quarts

3. Moroccan-style preserved lemon, or to taste 1

4. White sugar 1 tablespoon

5. Freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon

6. Small red chile pepper, halved lengthwise 1

7. Bay leaf 1

8. Garlic powder 1 teaspoon

9. Anise seed 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Aaron's Amazing Simple Beans

1 . Stage

Place kidney beans into a large container and cover with about 1 quart water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain.

2 . Stage

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.

3 . Stage

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.

4 . Stage

Remove cover from stockpot and simmer beans until beans are thickened and water is evaporated, about 15 minutes more.