The Complete Beans and Grains Cookbook: A Comprehensive Guide with 450+ Recipes

by America's Test Kitchen

From favas to fonio, take a deep dive into the vast world of beans and grains, with hundreds of exceptional, foolproof recipes

Whether you're just opening a can of black beans, taking the time to brine scarlet runners, or cooking teff, the world of beans and grains is both approachable and delicious. Discover tantalizing recipes that use them in everything from sandwiches and handpies to tacos and pizza, salads and simmered soups to cultural mainstays from around the world like adasi, spatzle, hummus, and gyros. These dishes will delight omnivores, vegetarians, and vegans alike.

ATK test cooks have worked through mountains of beans —sprouting, baking, pressure-cooking, and pureeing—to present you with expert cooking instructions and make-ahead know From how to make beans tender while keeping their shape to preventing cooked grains from clumping up. In this comprehensive collection, find everything from weeknight recipes to special occasion meals, helpful charts, fast and vegan tags, and much

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Cooking, Nonfiction, Reference, Health

448 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 6, 2024

About the author

America's Test Kitchen, based in a brand new state-of-the-art 60,000 sq. ft. facility with over 15,000 sq. ft. of test kitchens and studio space, in Boston's Seaport District, is dedicated to finding the very best recipes for home cooks. Over 50 full-time (admittedly obsessive) test cooks spend their days testing recipes 30, 40, up to 100 times, tweaking every variable until they understand how and why recipes work. They also test cookware and supermarket ingredients so viewers can bypass marketing hype and buy the best quality products. As the home of Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country magazines, and publisher of more than one dozen cookbooks each year, America's Test Kitchen has earned the respect of the publishing industry, the culinary world, and millions of home cooks. America's Test Kitchen the television show launched in 2001, and the company added a second television program, Cook's Country, in 2008.

Discover, learn, and expand your cooking repertoire with Julia Collin Davison, Bridget Lancaster, Jack Bishop, Dan Souza, Lisa McManus, Tucker Shaw, Bryan Roof, and our fabulous team of test cooks!

Learn more at https://www.americastestkitchen.com/.

Reviews

[Cheryl]

Skipped all the meat mains (what's the point, we've got protein in the beans). Skipped the pressure cooker chapter as I don't have one. Skimmed most of the rest. Not much interesting.

Barley stuffed peppers (they said eggplant, but I was tired and read it as peppers and so that's what I'll try)
Mollettes - like a Mexican bruschetta. Sounds interesting, but even more so it inspires me to use refried beans instead of red sauce next time I make pizza (and of course top it with TexMex compatible stuff like pico de gallo, shredded lettuce, queso fresco, black olives...).

Dec. 2024

[Dawn · Rating 2 out of 5]

As per usual, all the tips and tricks that the Test Kitchen provides are fantastic, but the recipes didn't inspire me.

[Jayne Kraemer · Rating 1 out of 5]

In my opinion and experience with these recipes, the authors of this book did not test these recipes in the kitchen. Trying to make some of the recipes there are numerous mistakes of measurements for example one ounce of Parmesan cheese does not equal one cup. 1/3 a cup of grapes is not 3 ounces. Go ahead try it - try and measure it. It doesn’t work.. Why do I need 5 cups of salted water to cook one cup of Farro? Why do I need 5 cups of water to cook one cup of polenta when directions on the bag indicate 3 cups. Just so many mistakes. ATK You have disappointed me.

[T · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit of a disappointing entry from ATK. The pictures were lacking, when compared to previous publications, and the recipes felt as though they were missing something. Hopefully this is just brief slump for an otherwise powerhouse when it comes to cookbooks.

[Roy Kenagy]

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[Anirudh Sharma · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like the book because I'm hungry

[Michelle]

Almost all the recipes take over an hour to make...

[Christy Copeland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! Lots of good recipes.

[Vanessa Toth · Rating 2 out of 5]

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[Hulean Lani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good recipes. I appreciate the science behind every thing..like a Alton Brown. Yet many of the recipes didn't have spice. I had to add heat. Definitely provided ideas.

[Dray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Atk makes good cookbooks and this is one of them. As much as I thought I knew about rice and beans this book taught me quite a bit and expanded my repertoire. Lots of great recipes.

[Patty · Rating 4 out of 5]

I implicitly trust every cook book put out by America's Test Kitchens.