LEGUMOR pink beans are dried beans mottled with pink and red, originating from Canada, sold in a 1 kg pouch. Soaked and then boiled, they turn tender in stews, as a side to rice or in legume salads.
What is the pink coco bean?
The pink coco, or pink bean, is a dried bean from the common bean family (Phaseolus vulgaris), with a mottled grain close to the borlotti bean. It should not be confused with the pink coconut, a decorative coconut variety, much rarer and unrelated to this bean. The LEGUMOR pink beans sold by NKOSI carry the label "Origin: Canada" on the pouch.
How to prepare it?
Soak the pink beans for several hours before cooking, then rinse them. Then allow 1 h 30 to 2 h at a gentle simmer, or 20 to 30 minutes in a pressure cooker, until the grain is tender. Add salt at the end of cooking to keep them soft. They go with rice, turn into a stew with onion, tomato and spices, or go into a Malagasy dish of beans with coconut.
What to pair it with?
With LEGUMOR white beans, another legume from the same brand, or LEGUMOR pigeon peas. The recipe for Cape Verdean cachupa, a corn and bean stew, draws easily on them. Find other products in the Malagasy grocery section.
Product information
- Brand: LEGUMOR (distributed by: Haudecoeur)
- Net weight: 1 kg
- Ingredients: pink beans (dried beans), 100%
- Allergens: none of the 14 allergens that must be declared in the ingredient list
- Average nutritional values per 100 g of cooked product: energy 373 kcal (1 575 kJ), protein 23 g, fat 0.85 g of which saturates 0.21 g, carbohydrate 60 g of which sugars 2 g, salt 0.04 g
- Origin: Canada
- Storage: away from heat and humidity; once opened, transfer to an airtight container
Precautions
Like any dried bean, pink beans must be soaked and then fully cooked before being eaten.
