I use to eat Brown beans in maple syrup when I was a kid. They are high in protein I know. But I loved them. I have not eaten them in years now and I have been missing them and craving them.

I recently got a copy of the ” Homestyle cooking Recipes the hole family will enjoy”

from the makers of Phenylade, complex msd and GlutarAde and found this recipe. I must say by the way I love this little cook book. SO many good healthy choices to make with every day food. Very little specialised products needed. Alot of it I already had!

I had seen on line many people who had tried this mock bean recipe and wanted to try it for myself .

 

The recipe is as follows :

3 cups water

1 cup mushrooms

1/3 cup molasses

1/3 cup onions

3 tablespoons brown sugar

1 tablespoon ketchup

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 teaspoon dried mustard

2/3 cup dry low protein pasta ( small round shape) I used Aproten Ditalini

1: Mix water , mushrooms, molasses, onions, brown sugar, ketchup salt and mustard in medium size pan.

2: Bring to boil, stir occasionally

3: add pasta and stir, simmer until cooked ( about 15 minutes) adding more water if necessary ( I did not need any additional water) To bring pasta to desired consistency

4: Simmer until sauce has thicken and pasta is completely cooked. ( I don’t think I did this long enough, my sauce did not get very thick) Serve warm

Makes 3 cups

Nutrition per serving: protein 1.4 grams, PHE 40.5 g calories 317

 

My over all thoughts are that the molasses flavour is very over powering and I did not enjoy the dish. However I think I could have achieved the taste I was looking for if I added some maple syrup to tone down the molasses.

I would be interested in trying this dish again. I still recommend if interested anyone should try this recipe. My experiences are just that and yours may very. I would love to hear what you think if you make this yourself and hope that you enjoy it!