COOKING DRY BEANS

By ClaudiaJan

Ingredients

• Overnight Method
• to beans, removing stones and bad beans. Rinse them and cover with cold water. Let them stand overnight or about eight hours. Drain, then cook according to your recipe.
• Quick Soak Method
• Cooking Soaked Beans
• 1 6 to 25 to 2 to to of water to a boil. Add beans, boil gently, uncovered 25 mintues to 2 hours, or until tender. Cooking times will vary according to types of beans used. Add water as necessary during cooking to keep beans covered.

Preparation

Step 1

Overnight Method

Sort beans, removing stones and bad beans. Rinse them and cover with cold water. Let them stand overnight or about eight hours. Drain, then cook according to your recipe.

Quick Soak Method

If you are in a hurry, try this quick soak method. Sort beans, removing stones and bad beans. Rinse them. Cover 1 pound of beans with about 6 cups of water in a pan that has a tight fitting lid. The pot needs to be large enough to allow the beans to expand in size. Bring the beans and water to a boil for two minutes, cover the pan with the lid, and set aside for one hour. Drain, then cook according to your receipe.

Cooking Soaked Beans

For 1 pound of beans, bring 6 cups of water to a boil. Add beans, boil gently, uncovered 25 mintues to 2 hours, or until tender. Cooking times will vary according to types of beans used. Add water as necessary during cooking to keep beans covered.