Boiled

It doesn’t get any simpler than putting a bunch of beans (maybe soaked, maybe not) in a pot, covering them with a good deal of water, and turning on the heat. You can add flavors in the form of spices or aromatics (onions, carrots, herbs). You can putter about, dipping in your spoon as you go. In the end, beans, water, heat, and some salt are all you need to make a delicious meal. Everything that goes with it is a matter of what you have on hand and how you want to dress up something that is already pretty great on its own.