The traditional method of cooking beans with pre-soaking is known agate. But not for everyone. How to get out if you need ready-made beans urgently?
There are two proven ways:
How to quickly cook beans: the first way
Put uncooked beans to cook as usual. After boiling the water, add baking soda to it – literally on the tip of a knife. Soda will reduce the cooking time, and in an hour, depending on the variety, you will get the finished product.
How to quickly cook beans: the second way
This method involves cooking beans with the addition of cold water. You will need a large saucepan, as the amount of water in which the beans will be cooked will gradually increase. So, put unsoaked beans in a small amount of water on the fire. As soon as the water boils, add a glass of cold water. Then, each time the water boils, add a glass of water again – and so 4-5 times, as the beans are ready. Cooking time in this way – 40 minutes.
A few more secrets for quick cooking beans:
- Do not salt it until cooked, otherwise you will get the opposite effect: the beans will harden and will cook worse.
- Colored beans cook faster.
- Beans for salads after cooking, rinse well with cool water, it will be noticeably tastier.
Delicious beans!
We will remind, earlier we told how to bake beans in Serbian and shared the recipe of beans stewed with vegetables.