making lentil bean soup, calls for black beans, must substitute canned fava canelli or pinto, soup seasoned with paprika, bayleaf, garlic

Question

which bean would be better choice

Chef K. · Answer

You could actually substitute any of those beans for the black, with making something like soup u can really interchange things to whatever you might have on hand

sheredel · Answer

well, jmburns you were right...

jmburns · Answer

No. Pintos are much better substitute.  Texture of kidney would be to different.

sheredel · Answer

kidney beans, would this be better choice for a sub for black beans?

ReneePussman · Answer

Just based on size I would go with the pinto beans or the canellinis. The flavor shouldn't be affected too much. Maybe the texture a bit.

hardlikearmour · Answer

I vote pinto as well.

Merrill S. · Answer

I'd use the pinto, personally.

bigpan · Answer

Pinto is closer to black (I think), but fava is much healthier (ref: Dr. Oz).

making lentil bean soup, calls for black beans, must substitute canned fava canelli or pinto, soup seasoned with paprika, bayleaf, garlic

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