Black beans, Kidney Beans, Soy Bean, Oh my...

This past week we have been mastering grains and beans. Mastering the art of cooking beans and grains requires A LOT of bean and grain consumption. We pressure cooked, boiled, baked, oil roasted, and dry roasted 12 variety of grains and 14 variety of beans...in TWO days. I don't have to do the math for you, that is a lot of beans and grains in the span of 24 hours. The outcome was delicious, but my bean and grain tank is full. Two of my favorite recipes we made were the "Black Soy Bean Salad" and the "Fried Millet Croquettes". I may have had more than my fair share of each. Which may be part of the reason I am beaned/grained out. Consider this a fair warning...once you pop a millet croquette in your mouth it will be hard to stop.

FRIED MILLET CROQUETTES
Ingredients:
-3/4 cup millet
-2 cup water
-large pinch salt
-6 tablespoon whole wheat bread crumbs
-1/2 bunch scallions (5-6), minced
-1/2 bunch parsley, minced
-1 1/2 tablespoon shoyu
-cornmeal (for dredging)
-coconut oil

-Wash and drain millet and dry roast over high heat for 5-10 minutes, stirring constantly.
-Add water and salt, cover, and bring to a boil. Simmer 40 minutes or until water is absorbed.
-Put millet in large bowl with breadcrumbs and let cool.
-Once cool, squeeze grain until sticky
-Add scallions, parsley, and shoyu to millet.
-Heat 1/2 coconut oil in a large skillet
-With wet hands, form croquettes from the millet. Dredge in cornmeal.
-When the oil is rippling, add croquettes to skillet and dry until golden brown on each side. Flip once during cooking.
-Drain croquettes on a cooling rack.

BLACK BEAN SALAD
recipe by Jenny Matthau
Ingredients:
-1 cup black soybeans (soaked 4-8 hours)
-3 cups water
-1 Tablespoon mustard
-1 garlic clove, minced
-2 Tablespoon lime juice
-1 Tablespoon cider vinegar
-1 teaspoon sea salt
-1/4th cup extra virgin olive oil
-3 red radishes, small dice
-4 scallions, minced
-1/4 cup parsley, minced

-Drain soaked beans and rinse well with water. Drain again.
-Combine beans and water and bring to boil over high heat
-Lower heat and cook for 40min-1 hour. Until beans are soft. Drain Beans
-Which together the next 6 ingredients and pour over warm beans.
-When beans have cooled, add the radishes, scallions, and parsley.