How long does it take to cook white beans with and without soaking? Methods for its preparation. Helpful hints and tips. Step-by-step recipe with a photo. Video recipe.
Of all types of beans, white beans are the most popular in cooking. Since the product is obtained with a delicate consistency and has a pleasant exquisite taste. However, in order for its taste to achieve good results, it must be properly cooked. By following all the tips and tricks, the beans will never turn out to be bitter and tough. Of course, it takes a lot of time to cook white beans, but the result will be worth it.
It should be noted that cooked beans have a pleasant taste on their own. But you can also make many delicious, hearty and healthy dishes from it. Due to their high fiber content and almost no fat, beans are considered a dietary product that helps to lose weight and effectively detoxify the body. It also contains useful elements and vitamins, as well as a lot of protein, which allows you to replace meat in the diet. This is especially true during fasting and for people who do not consume meat products.
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- Caloric content per 100 g - 218 kcal.
- Servings - 250 g ready-made
- Cooking time - 8 hours
Ingredients:
- Beans - 100 g
- Salt - 1 tsp
Step-by-step cooking of boiling white beans with soaking, recipe with photo:
1. Sort the beans, sorting out spoiled, rotten, large, dirty and dried. The surface of good beans is smooth and even; the beans are firm and dense to the touch.
2. Place the beans in a sieve and rinse under running cold water.
3. Send it into a deep container.
4. Fill beans with drinking cold water in a ratio of 1: 2: 1 serving of beans to 2 servings of water.
5. Leave it to soak at room temperature for 4-6 hours, but not more than 12 hours. During this time, the beans will soften, and all the harmful substances will be released into the water. At the same time, change the water to fresh one every 2-3 hours so that it does not ferment. If it is not possible to change the liquid, add a little soda to the water: for 500 ml of liquid? tsp soda.
Soaking the beans will help not only cook them quickly, but also avoid increased gas formation in the stomach.
6. Tip the beans into a sieve to drain all the water, and rinse them under running cold water. The water in which the beans were soaked is not suitable for consumption.
7. Transfer the beans to a heavy-bottomed cooking pot.
8. Fill them with drinking water in the same proportion - 1: 2.
9. Boil the beans after boiling without a lid over medium heat for 1 hour until tender. Add water as needed during cooking to prevent the beans from burning. Salt them 10 minutes until tender. Determine the readiness of the beans by tasting them, if they are tough and undercooked, continue to cook for 5-10 minutes and try again.
10. Throw the finished beans on a sieve to drain excess water.
You can also cook white beans with soaking in the microwave for 10-15 minutes, depending on the power of the device. In a multicooker, the time will increase to 60 minutes.
White beans can be used to make any meal. It is not only an excellent independent side dish, but also a great addition to salads, soups, main meat dishes, and toppings for pies and pies. Beans go well with meat, vegetables, mushrooms, fish.
See also the video recipe on how to cook white beans with soaking.
