When recipes tell you to "soak beans for 8 hours or overnight," it doesn't always have to be exact. We like to soak beans in the morning, go to work, then drain and rinse them when we come home. Then we simmer them in water while we go about our evening, store them, and enjoy our cooked beans the next day.
Special Diets:
Method
Spread beans on a tray and pick out and discard any small stones or sticks.
Transfer beans to a strainer and rinse briefly.
Place beans in a large bowl, cover with a few inches of cold water and soak 8 hours or overnight. (Alternatively, you can use the quick-soak method: Place sorted, rinsed beans in a large pot, cover with a few inches of cold water and boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover pot and soak beans 1 hour; proceed as below.)
Drain beans, rinse briefly and transfer them to a large pot.
Stick clove into onion half and add to pot along with 3 quarts water and bay leaves.
Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer, uncovered, until beans are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
Drain and cool; discard onion and bay leaves.
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Nutritional Info
Serving Size
1/2 cup
Calories
120
Total Fat
Saturated Fat
Cholesterol
Sodium
Total Carbohydrate
Dietary Fiber
Total Sugars
Protein
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