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Cooked Dried Beans

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on August 22, 2007

Time

55 minutes, plus 4 hours soaking

Yield

Serves 6 (Makes 3 cups drained beans)

Cooked Dried Beans

Ingredients

1 bay leaf ½ pound white beans (such as Great Northern) or Black Eyed Peas, soaked until rehydrated, overnight or at least 4 hours1 ½ teaspoons table salt 4 cloves garlic, whole7 cups water

Instructions

  1. Bring peas or bean, bay leaf, garlic, and water to simmer in large saucepan. Simmer, partially covered, until beans are just tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in salt, cover, and let beans stand until completely tender, about 15 minutes. Drain, reserve cooking liquid, and discard bay leaf and garlic. (Beans in liquid can be cooled, covered, and refrigerated up to 5 days.)
Cooked Dried Beans

Cooked Dried Beans

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Time

55 minutes, plus 4 hours soaking

Yield

Serves 6 (Makes 3 cups drained beans)

Ingredients

1 bay leaf
½ pound white beans (such as Great Northern) or Black Eyed Peas, soaked until rehydrated, overnight or at least 4 hours
1 ½ teaspoons table salt
4 cloves garlic, whole
7 cups water

Ingredients

1 bay leaf
½ pound white beans (such as Great Northern) or Black Eyed Peas, soaked until rehydrated, overnight or at least 4 hours
1 ½ teaspoons table salt
4 cloves garlic, whole
7 cups water

Ingredients

1 bay leaf
½ pound white beans (such as Great Northern) or Black Eyed Peas, soaked until rehydrated, overnight or at least 4 hours
1 ½ teaspoons table salt
4 cloves garlic, whole
7 cups water

Instructions

  1. Bring peas or bean, bay leaf, garlic, and water to simmer in large saucepan. Simmer, partially covered, until beans are just tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in salt, cover, and let beans stand until completely tender, about 15 minutes. Drain, reserve cooking liquid, and discard bay leaf and garlic. (Beans in liquid can be cooled, covered, and refrigerated up to 5 days.)

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