Soaking Dry Beans

[PrchJrkr]

So, I've haven't made a pot of chili from died beans for many, many years. I've never planned ahead and soaked beans overnight. It's usually a spur of the moment idea. If I remember correctly, the fast soak instructions never seemed to work out and I would end up simmering them for several hours until tender.

What advice does anyone have on this process? Right now, I have 1 cup of pintos in a 3 qt sauce pan with about 2 1/2 qts of water and a pinch of salt. They've reached the boiling point. Should I turn off the heat and let them soak or do I continue to simmer them and check periodically?

 

[kwillia]

So, I've haven't made a pot of chili from died beans for many, many years. I've never planned ahead and soaked beans overnight. It's usually a spur of the moment idea. If I remember correctly, the fast soak instructions never seemed to work out and I would end up simmering them for several hours until tender.

What advice does anyone have on this process? Right now, I have 1 cup of pintos in a 3 qt sauce pan with about 2 1/2 qts of water and a pinch of salt. They've reached the boiling point. Should I turn off the heat and let them soak or do I continue to simmer them and check periodically?

If you have an Instapot, you can rehydrate in under 1/2 hour.

 

[PrchJrkr]

If you have an Instapot, you can rehydrate in under 1/2 hour.

 

[HemiHauler]

Baking soda will cut in half the cook time on I soaked beans. Use about 1 tsp per cup of dry beans.

It also has the benefit of cutting back the amount of gas you’ll have.

 

[rio]

After they come to a boil turn off the heat, cover, and let them sit about an hour. Rinse , cover with liquid and yes, simmer for several hours, with the seasonings.

 

[Merlin99]

Let them boil for a full 10 minutes or you’ll be sorry.

Dry kidney beans need to be boiled | Chow Line

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[PrchJrkr]

Pintos were softened by alternating between a simmer and a boil for 2 hours. They cooked down a bit in the crock pot, but I still prefer them to canned beans.