Showing posts with label Beans-Cooking Dried Beans. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 1, 2009

Cooking Dried Beans

You can cook your beans on the stove or in the crockpot.

Cook Beans on the Stove:
1. Rinse and sort beans.  Discard any odd looking beans and rocks.
2. Place beans in bowl covered in 3 inches of water above beans.  
Refrigerate overnight.
3. Drain and rinse beans again.
4. Place beans and *water in pot.  Bring to a boil.  
Reduce heat and simmer 2-3 hours.
5. Add additional ingredients or put beans in 
ziploc bags and freeze up to 6 months.

**Want to SAVE TIME? **
You can cook a lot of beans at one time and freeze a few cups in individual freezer bags. 

*How much water do I add when I cook my beans?
2 cups of beans require 10 cups of water 
You may need to add additional water during the cooking process.
Beans require a lot of water to cook.


Crockpot Beans:
1. Rinse and sort beans.  Discard any odd looking beans and rocks.
2. Place beans in bowl covered in 3 inches of water above beans. 
Refrigerate overnight.
3. Drain and rinse beans again.
4. Place beans and *water in a pot.  Bring to a boil.
5. Place beans and water in crockpot. 
6. Cook on high 8 hrs. or until tender.
7. Drain beans.  
8. Eat within 1 week or freeze in ziploc bags up to 6 months.