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Black-eyed beans
Calories & nutrition facts
cooked, 50% beans 50% water, with oil, onion and garlic, with salt
Nutrition facts
Per 100 g% DV- Calories 74 kcal —
- Protein 5 g 10%
- Carbohydrate 5.7 g 2%
- Fat 1.8 g 2%
- Fibre 7.2 g 26%
Similar foods
- Black-eyed bean saladwith olive oil, with salt96 kcal / 100 g
- Black-eyed peasimmature seeds, raw90 kcal / 100 g
- Blackeye beanswhole, dried, boiled in unsalted water116 kcal / 100 g
- Black turtle beanscooked (50% beans 50% water), with oil, onion and garlic, with salt73 kcal / 100 g
- Blackeye cowpeasimmature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt97 kcal / 100 g
- Common cowpeasblackeyes, crowder, southern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt116 kcal / 100 g
- Cowpea black-eyed peamature, boiled114 kcal / 100 g
- Dried black-eyed peasoaked, cooked123 kcal / 100 g
- Common beanscooked (50% beans 50% water), with soy oil, onion and garlic, with salt80 kcal / 100 g
- Cowpeas with seedsyoung pods, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt34 kcal / 100 g
Questions about Black-eyed beans
Do you need to soak dried black-eyed beans before cooking?
Soaking is optional, but it shortens cooking time and helps the beans cook more evenly. Cover them with plenty of cold water for 6–8 hours, then drain and rinse before cooking.
How long do black-eyed beans take to cook?
Simmer soaked beans gently in fresh water for about 30–45 minutes; unsoaked beans can take 45–60 minutes or longer. They are ready when tender right through, but still holding their shape.
Can you cook black-eyed beans from a tin without boiling them?
Yes. Tinned black-eyed beans are already cooked: drain and rinse them, then stir them into a hot dish for the last few minutes, or warm them gently in a pan with a little liquid.
What can you make with black-eyed beans?
They are used in Hoppin’ John, a dish of beans and rice, and in akara, Nigerian fritters made from peeled beans ground into a batter and fried. You can also add them to soups, stews and salads.
What flavours go well with black-eyed beans?
They work particularly well with rice, tomatoes, onions and garlic. Try seasoning a stew with thyme, bay leaf or chilli, or dress cooked beans with lemon juice, olive oil and chopped herbs for a salad.
How should you store cooked black-eyed beans?
Cool them promptly, then keep them in a covered container in the fridge and use within 3–4 days. Freeze them in meal-sized portions with a little cooking liquid so they are less likely to dry out.
Can you use another bean instead of black-eyed beans?
Black turtle beans are a useful substitute in soups, stews and rice dishes, though they are darker and have a firmer texture. Per 100 g, they contain 8.07 g of fibre, compared with 7.2 g in black-eyed beans.
Are black-eyed beans actually peas?
Despite the name “black-eyed peas”, they are beans: the black-eyed bean is a type of cowpea. The dark spot on each seed is sometimes called its eye.
Source: tbca BRC0100T · per 100 g · carbohydrate per EU label, fibre excluded
