Legumes · Dried
Peruano beans
Also called mayocoba beans, canary beans, frijoles peruanos
Pale-yellow dried beans popular in Mexico and Peru; thin-skinned and very creamy, good for refried beans, frijoles and soups.
What can replace it
- T1 · Great swapPinto beans
Earthier and a little less buttery.
- T2 · GoodCanned pinto beans
Canned: no soaking, softer and earthier. (use 2.5× the amount)
- T2 · GoodCannellini beans
Whiter and less buttery-rich.
- T2 · GoodHaricot beans
Smaller and firmer, more neutral.
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