I got a silly question brehs. How do you cook beans?

[CopiousX]

I know this seems like a really stupid question. But I've never done it before. I feel like it's more than just throwing them in the pot and adding water.....



Dont get me wrong. I can cook. For example cooking meats or chicken or fish or even eggs is pretty straightforward. Rice is turnkey and requires no thought. But up until now I have relied on canned beans.


Why can i not keep using canned beans? At a doctor's appointment a few weeks ago and they mentioned that i was at the first stage of hypertension with 130/82. But just at the cusp. Both the doc who saw me and the nurse were white women and they said not to worry about it. But I don't believe for a second that these white women would stick their neck out for me if it wasnt a blatantly obvious risk factor that i could sue for. And no black oroviders in my area are on my insurance plan, but thats another story.



So back to beans.....

Normally I would have three servings of beans everyday in order to get both the fiber and the iron. And i would rely on a can of baked beans. But I just realized that one serving has 20% of the sodium you need in a day, and i am at more than 60% from just beans alone before adding other food !?



I get the vibe that i can eliminate all the sodium by just cooking them the old fashioned way. Which ive never done.




Halp !?

 

[Commish]

Go to YouTube or google recopies. Also, be sure to look up what kind of beans you would like to cook.

 

[Mike809]

black beans >

 

[RickyDiBiase]

You can use a rice cooker for beans

If you cooking say canned beans, your best bet is to boil the beans separately from say the sauce, use seasoning or butter thats low in fat that way you don’t get rid of it fully

 

[Problematic Pat]

1 cup beans. 3-4 cups of water all in a pressure cooker on high for 25 minutes. Let the pressure come down naturally for 15 minutes. and then release it manually until the pressure is all gone and then you're done.
Cooking without a pressure cooker I have zero clue unless it's canned beans.

 

[CopiousX]

You can use a rice cooker for beans

If you cooking say canned beans, your best bet is to boil the beans separately from say the sauce, use seasoning or butter thats low in fat that way you don’t get rid of it fully

I didn't know rice cookers could do that

 

[jdubnyce]

I didn't know rice cookers could do that

Get yourself an instant pot and change your life breh

 

[Belize King]

I grew up eating bagged beans 4 times a week. Never watched my mother cook them.

Never realized canned Goya beans had so much sodium.

What them low sodium canned beans look like?

 

[Hijo de luna]

I just made a pot of pinto beans. I take a bag of dried beans. Soak them overnight in water. The next day throw them in a pressure cooker with a chopped union, garlic powder, onion powder, cummin, and a turkey wing. Slow cook for 8 hours.

 

[Devilinurear]

Cook beans
Nah

 

[Rusty$hackleford]

1 cup beans. 3-4 cups of water all in a pressure cooker on high for 25 minutes. Let the pressure come down naturally for 15 minutes. and then release it manually until the pressure is all gone and then you're done.
Cooking without a pressure cooker I have zero clue unless it's canned beans.

Pretty much this.
I grab like two hands full of pinto beans. Wash them and strain discarding water. Then into the pot and cover with about an inch of water. Pressure cook on high 24 mins. I usually just let slow release, and then open and salt. Lightly simmer if needing to soften further.
Sometimes I cook them with a half an onion and/or bay leaf. They are good to eat after that as is, or add into recipe (like you would canned beans), but often I mash and "refry" them

Now it's really one of the few things I use my ninja foodie pressure cooker for

 

[desjardins]

This is honestly not a dumb question
I rarely cook beans so I just assumed it was like boiling eggs or hot dogs.
I had a recipe that required beans and was salty as shyt when I found out I was supposed to soak them over night and then cook them for a hour and half. fukked up my whole schedule

 

[Consigliere]

Why can i not keep using canned beans? At a doctor's appointment a few weeks ago and they mentioned that i was at the first stage of hypertension with 130/82

Look at the sodium content in your food bruh.
Your doctor is literally trying to keep you alive.

You can buy unsalted or low sodium beans. They don’t have to be dry out the bag.

 

[CopiousX]

Pretty much this.
I grab like two hands full of pinto beans. Wash them and strain discarding water. Then into the pot and cover with about an inch of water. Pressure cook on high 24 mins. I usually just let slow release, and then open and salt. Lightly simmer if needing to soften further.
Sometimes I cook them with a half an onion and/or bay leaf. They are good to eat after that as is, or add into recipe (like you would canned beans), but often I mash and "refry" them

Now it's really one of the few things I use my ninja foodie pressure cooker for

1 cup beans. 3-4 cups of water all in a pressure cooker on high for 25 minutes. Let the pressure come down naturally for 15 minutes. and then release it manually until the pressure is all gone and then you're done.
Cooking without a pressure cooker I have zero clue unless it's canned beans.

So the seasoning and salt goes on the beans after the pressure cooking?

 

[Wig Twistin Season]

Soak your dried beans overnight.

In a dry pot, sauté one chopped onion, one finely chopped stalk of celery, a tablespoon of minced garlic and one finely chopped bell pepper. Add a savory seasoning blend of your choice to the sautéed vegetables. Let the seasoning heat up and become aromatic. Add a spoon of butter to that mix and two spoons of flower. Stir until medium to light brown. Fill pot 3/4 of the way with chicken broth or water and chicken bullion over the sautéed veggies. Dump in a smoked turkey leg or ham hock. Add soaked beans and 2 bay leaves. Bring to a boil and then down to a simmer. Let cook on low heat for 1.5 hours making sure to stir and scrape the pot every 20 minutes or so. Skim oil and foam from broth after 1.5 hours. Take a cup of the beans out and mash them. Put them back in the pot and cook on low heat for 30 more minutes. Enjoy.