Better Bean Cooking Tips
Simple Cooking Tips Elevate Everyday Bean, Chili, and Baked Bean Dishes
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Several articles offer ways to make bean dishes more flavorful or reliably tender. For canned baked beans, Worcestershire sauce and black pepper are suggested as simple additions, with the sauce stirred in while the beans heat on the stove. Dried navy beans and lima beans can be cooked in a slow cooker with plenty of liquid until soft; cooking times vary with bean size, age, and appliance, and acidic ingredients should be added only after the beans soften. Cowboy-style baked beans pair canned beans with bacon or salt pork, adding smoky, savory flavor and protein.
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Navy beans can be soaked for 8 to 12 hours before slow cooking; soaking can shorten cooking time, help the beans cook more evenly, and reduce some fermentable carbohydrates that may contribute to gas.
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The navy-bean recipe says moderate early salting does not necessarily make beans tough and may improve their flavor and texture.
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For lima beans, the article advises never serving them while they are still hard or crunchy; larger beans may need an extra hour or more compared with small lima beans.
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Because broth, cured meats, Cajun seasoning, soy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce can all add substantial sodium to lima beans, the article recommends tasting the cooked beans before adding more salt.
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