SwampNut Posted April 29, 2022 Posted April 29, 2022 Beans are a really high-value, nutritionally complete food. Everyone should eat lots of them, but most people get some gas and/or intestinal upset with them. I've figured out how to remove the gas. Basically, soak and cook the shit out of them. When I make a bean stew, chili, or just plain beans, I soak them for at least 18 hours first, preferably longer. Then I pressure cook them for 35-45 minutes. Then change the Instant Pot to slow cook and let them simmer for a few hours. Zero gas. If I skip any one of those steps, some gassiness comes back. I've read that salting your beans before cooking also makes them come out less tender. I can't find any pattern to this using potassium chloride, and I don't use sodium salt, so not sure if it's true. Quote
RXX Posted October 8, 2022 Posted October 8, 2022 Bean degassing schemes are legion. I eat 2 pounds of (dried) beans each week, 3 weeks a month. I just soak and rinse, or pressure cook and rinse, use beano, or live with farts. You are right, they are a good food. Quote
SwampNut Posted October 8, 2022 Author Posted October 8, 2022 I go through a lot of beans too. Lately, I think that Beano actually causes gas for me. More experimentation and logging is needed. Quote
CBR-RR-XX-CESS Posted October 9, 2022 Posted October 9, 2022 On 4/29/2022 at 12:19 PM, SwampNut said: Then I pressure cook them for 35-45 minutes. Do they come out mushy? Quote
SwampNut Posted October 10, 2022 Author Posted October 10, 2022 15 hours ago, CBR-RR-XX-CESS said: Do they come out mushy? No, they are firm with good texture. The soft white beans like Colombians get less time to keep them from getting mushy. Probably about 24 minutes. Quote
Toynutt Posted October 13, 2022 Posted October 13, 2022 Try soaking them in water with baking soda added to it. Quote
Nova Scotia Mike Posted October 23, 2022 Posted October 23, 2022 We had a storm about a month ago (hurricane Fiona) and in anticipation I stocked up on canned foods including a flat of Highbury Black Beans from Costco. I cracked the flat on Friday night and mixed a can in with some leftover taco meat and salsa ad ate with nachos and a spoon. So good. Yesterday I mixed a can in with a can of corn and some salsa and leftover basmatti rice. Delicious. Farts have been a tad more than normal but nothing outrageous. I just drained those cans, no rinse or anything else. I have been eating steel cut oats daily for over a month now so perhaps my farts are adjusted by the oats and thus the bean farts have had less impact. Quote
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